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Medium
CVE-2011-2496
Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via a crafted mremap system call that expands a memory mapping.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716538
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/982134ba62618c2d69fbbbd166d0a11ee3b7e3d8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=982134ba62618c2d69fbbbd166d0a11ee3b7e3d8
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2, 2.6.38.3, 2.6.38.4, 2.6.38.5, 2.6.38.6, 2.6.38.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 13th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.