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CVE-2011-2183 Details

Description

Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3 CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710338 CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd CVEPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/1 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 2.6.39.2
2.6.39
2.6.39 rc1
2.6.39 rc2
2.6.39 rc3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2183
NVD Published Date:
Jun 13, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-2183 Details - Not Deferred