CVE-2011-2479

Published: Mar 1, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 2.6.39

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (10)

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39