CVE-2011-2211

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
DSA-2310-1
Modified
Published: 13 Jun 2012, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
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

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 15%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.39.3 | 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 | 2.6.39.2

References (4)