CVE-2011-4097

low-risk
Published 2012-05-17

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Redhat Linux

References (8)

Patch http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399
Exploit https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387...
Patch http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399
Exploit https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low