7.2 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
The osf_wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform uses an incorrect pointer, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory.
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2211
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2211