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CVE-2011-4097 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.

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)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 3.1.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-4097
NVD Published Date:
May 17, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-4097 Details - Not Deferred