CVE-2011-3637 - Zingiberaceous Hertz

Description

The m_stop function in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger an m_start error.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747848 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=76597cd31470fa130784c78fadb4dab2e624a723 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/06/1 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/76597cd31470fa130784c78fadb4dab2e624a723

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5