CVE-2011-2183

CVSS V2 Medium 4 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-2183
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-06-13T10:24:54
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T01:19:35
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-362 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.39.2
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710338
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/1
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2183
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2183
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:54:20 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 02:03:24 2023-02-13T01:19:35 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 02:03:24 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated