Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2011-2479CVE-2011-2479
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
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.
Bugs
References
seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q2/644
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2479
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2479
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2479
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1167-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1256-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1281-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2479
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%