CVE-2011-3637

MEDIUM

Description

The m_stop function in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger an m_start error.

References

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=76597cd31470fa130784c78fadb4dab2e624a723

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/06/1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747848

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76597cd31470fa130784c78fadb4dab2e624a723

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-05-17

Updated: 2012-05-17

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Impact Score: 6.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: MEDIUM