Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-4097
Published: May 17, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44080
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4097
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2011-4097
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - update to 3.1.8
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.38-13.56
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.38-13.56