CVE-2011-2183

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 13 Jun 2012, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
4 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.13% LOW
0% probability +0.05%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jun 2012, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.13%• Percentile: 32%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.39.2 | 2.6.39 | 2.6.39:rc1 | 2.6.39:rc2 | 2.6.39:rc3 | 2.6.39:rc4 | 2.6.39:rc5 | 2.6.39:rc6 | 2.6.39:rc7 | 2.6.39.1

References (5)