CVE-2011-4097
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2011-4097
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2012-05-17T11:00:32
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T01:21:27
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | 1 | OR | 3.1.8 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux: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
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4097 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4097 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4097 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:39:11 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2023-02-02 19:03:30 | 2023-02-02T18:15:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 19:03:30 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 19:03:31 | Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory. | CVE-2011-4097 kernel: oom_badness() integer overflow | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 19:03:35 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 02:03:22 | 2023-02-13T01:21:27 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 02:03:23 | CVE-2011-4097 kernel: oom_badness() integer overflow | Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory. | Description | updated |