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CVE-2011-2183

CVSS v2.0 4 (Medium)
40% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (17th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 16
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2012-06-13 10:24:54
(12 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 01:19:35
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39.2 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 2.6.39.2
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc6
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39 Rc7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc7
  Linux Kernel 2.6.39.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1