CVE-2011-2491

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 01 Mar 2013, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 23:00

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Mar 2013, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 23:00
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 21%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    5.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    5.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    5.0

References (6)