CVE-2011-2183
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2012-06-13 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
See more information about CVE-2011-2183 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 4.0 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2011-2025 | 2011-08-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek) | ELSA-2011-2025 | 2011-08-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2011-1189 | 2011-08-23 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2011-2025 | 2011-08-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek) | ELSA-2011-2025 | 2011-08-24 |
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