Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2498
Published: February 20, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34819
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2498
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2498
Install update from vendor's website.