VDB
CVE-2011-2479
CVE-2011-2479
PUBLISHED
Reported by redhat · Published March 1, 2013
The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | *, n/a, n/a |
Timeline
- Mar 1, 2013 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 13, 2022 CVE Updated
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
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