CVE-2011-1083

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-1083
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2011-04-04T12:27:57
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-12T16:46:41
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-400 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37.2
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:-:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:vmware:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744 Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2 Mailing List Patch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686 Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43522 Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/71265 Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48410 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48115 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1083
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1083
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:23:03 Added to TrackCVE