VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4097
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387fExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387fExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.