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CVE-2011-2479 Details

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.39

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2479
NVD Published Date:
Mar 1, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-2479 Details - Not Deferred