CVE-2011-1474
Medium
Description
A locally locally exploitable DOS vulnerability was found in pax-linux versions 2.6.32.33-test79.patch, 2.6.38-test3.patch, and 2.6.37.4-test14.patch. A bad bounds check in arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown triggered by programs doing an mmap after a MAP_GROWSDOWN mmap will create an infinite loop condition without releasing the VM semaphore eventually leading to a system crash.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedDec 26, 2019
First seenDec 26, 2019
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.32.33, 2.6.37.4, 2.6.38 | — |
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