CVE-2011-1083
The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to...
- Published
- Apr 3, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Mar 2, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 54.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
Sources
1Nelson Elhage · linux · Mar 2, 2011
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