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
5.3%
The Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a certain
clock-update optimization, which allows local users to cause a denial of
service (system hang) via an application that executes code in a loop.
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4621
lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/20/212
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4621
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4621
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1081-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1187-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1212-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1394-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4621
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
5.3%