Resource exhaustion in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-2491
The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (32.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)