CVE-2011-2479

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: March 01, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39