CVE-2011-2693

Published: Jun 8, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

1.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The perf subsystem in the kernel package 2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle NMIs, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (excessive log messages) via unspecified vectors.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Enterprise Linux

Redhat

1 product

Enterprise Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 6.0

References (4)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688547

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688547

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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