PT-2012-1527 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Eric Paris · Published 2012-06-21 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-1479

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description A double free vulnerability exists in the inotify subsystem of the Linux kernel, allowing local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash. This issue arises from incorrect attempts to create files.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1479

RHSA-2011:1253

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/35600 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1479 · Security Note
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1 · Note