CVE-2011-1759: linux linux_kernel Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-1759 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Numeric Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 13-06-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Integer overflow in the sys_oabi_semtimedop function in arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the ARM platform, when CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by providing a crafted argument and leveraging a race condition.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.44% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundLinux
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 2.6.38.8 | 2.6.38 | 2.6.38:rc1 | 2.6.38:rc2 | 2.6.38:rc3 | 2.6.38:rc4 | 2.6.38:rc5 | 2.6.38:rc6 | 2.6.38:rc7 | 2.6.38:rc8 | 2.6.38.1 | 2.6.38.2 | 2.6.38.3 | 2.6.38.4 | 2.6.38.5 | 2.6.38.6 | 2.6.38.7
1 vendor · 1 product
References
4 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f22072ab50cac7983f9660d33974b45184da4f9X Refsource CONFIRMExploitPatch
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39X Refsource CONFIRM