CVE-2011-2496

Published: Jun 13, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via a crafted mremap system call that expands a memory mapping.

Affected (17)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

17 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 2.6.38.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc8