CVE-2011-4097

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: May 17, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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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://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

5.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

23th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

Affected Vendors

redhat linux

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