Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2491

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Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2491

Published: March 1, 2013 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92530
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-2011-2491
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2491

Install update from vendor's repository.

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