CVE-2011-4097 - Consolidative Curtain

Description

Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2

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