1. Home
  2. Vulnerabilities
  3. CVE-2011-0999

CVE-2011-0999

CVSS v2.0 4.9 (Medium)
49% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 3
Info CVSS EPSS CAPEC Affected Configurations References Security Advisories Packages & Software OVAL Tools, Exploits & PoC Graph Web & Social Timeline

mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 does not prevent creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during the existence of a temporary stack for an exec system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Weaknesses
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2011-02-23 19:00:02
(13 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 03:23:18
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 2.6.38 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 2.6.38
  Linux Kernel 2.6.38 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:-
  Linux Kernel 2.6.38 Rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1
  Linux Kernel 2.6.38 Rc2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2
  Linux Kernel 2.6.38 Rc3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3
  Linux Kernel 2.6.38 Rc4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4