CVE-2011-2491

Medium

Description

The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 1, 2013
First seenMar 1, 2013

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.03.0
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop5.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server5.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation5.0—

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CVE-2011-2491 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar