CVEvulnerability
CVE-2011-2498
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-02-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-772
Description
The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 2.3.36 < 2.6.39)
• canonical ubuntu linux 11.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime weakness
References
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2 Third Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1 Third Party Advisory