Unscored CVE-2011-2498 EUVD-2011-2485GHSA-x9xq-9225-2896

The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggerin…

Published Feb 20, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

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 products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
—	Linux kernel	v2.3.36 before v2.6.39	—

References

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498
https://usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.html