Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU92541

#VU92541 Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2189

Published: October 10, 2011 / Updated: June 20, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92541

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2189

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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