CVE-2011-4110

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 27 Jan 2012, 15:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:01

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.12% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Jan 2012, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:01
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.12%• Percentile: 31%

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

References (11)