What is CVE-2011-2479?

CVE-2011-2479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2013-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2011-2479?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-2479

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2479?: CVE-2011-2479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2013-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2011-2479?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.