VDB
CVE-2011-4621
CVE-2011-4621
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.900000095367432 MEDIUM
The Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a certain clock-update optimization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that executes code in a loop.
EPSS 0.06% · 20.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.900000095367432
EPSS Score
0.06%
20.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/6 (nist-nvd)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 (circl)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769711 (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 (circl)
Timeline
- May 17, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 url
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 url
- [oss-security] 20111221 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: tight loop and no preemption can cause system stall mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769711 url
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4621 advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 url