Resource exhaustion in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1083
The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/43522 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/48898 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secunia.com/advisories/48410 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/48964 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)