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CVE-2011-1479

Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.

Published

2012-06-21T23:55:02.287

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.38.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.38.7 Yes
References