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CVE-2011-4621

CVSS v3.1 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
CVSS v2.0 4.9 (Medium)
49% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 5
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The Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a certain clock-update optimization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that executes code in a loop.

Weaknesses
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2012-05-17 11:00:35
(12 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 03:23:59
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 2.6.37 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 2.6.37