CVE-2011-2183

high

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.

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710338

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/1

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-06-13

Updated: 2023-02-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High