Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-2479 (CCN-68123)

Assigned:2011-03-24
Published:2011-03-24
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.9 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.7 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-2479

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
mm: thp: fix /dev/zero MAP_PRIVATE and vm_flags cleanups

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2011-0928
Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA44986
Linux Kernel Transparent Hugepage Support Denial of Service Weakness

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 73237
Linux Kernel mm/huge_memory.c Transparent Hugepage (THP) MADV_HUGEPAGE DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-48347
Linux Kernel 'madvise()' System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Kernel Bug Tracker - Bug 33682
mprotect got stuck when THP is "always" enabled

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
kernel-thp-dos(68123)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.1.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20112479
    V
    		CVE-2011-2479
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42338
    P
    		Security update for wireshark (Moderate)
    2022-02-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32240
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-12-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31716
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26181
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31708
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-11-23
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32218
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-11-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26160
    P
    		Security update for binutils (Moderate)
    2021-11-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42135
    P
    		Security update for dnsmasq (Moderate)
    2021-10-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31282
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-10-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26139
    P
    		Security update for libvirt (Moderate)
    2021-10-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32174
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 39 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-08-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32152
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 38 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-07-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31650
    P
    		Security update for arpwatch (Important)
    2021-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31208
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-06-18
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31642
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-06-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31197
    P
    		Security update for ucode-intel (Important)
    2021-06-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36428
    P
    		kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32113
    P
    		Security update for qemu (Important)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31196
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36164
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42571
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31631
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad (Important)
    2021-06-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31630
    P
    		Security update for polkit (Important)
    2021-06-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26058
    P
    		Security update for postgresql10 (Moderate)
    2021-05-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26055
    P
    		Security update for hivex (Moderate)
    2021-05-26
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26053
    P
    		Security update for libxml2 (Important)
    2021-05-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31616
    P
    		Security update for bind (Important)
    2021-05-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32084
    P
    		Security update for gdm (Important)
    2021-04-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32895
    P
    		Security update for cifs-utils (Moderate)
    2021-04-13
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32064
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 36 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-04-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26213
    P
    		Security update for evolution-data-server (Moderate)
    2021-03-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33088
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-03-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26199
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2021-02-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26111
    P
    		Security update for cups (Moderate)
    2021-02-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32016
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25977
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_1 (Important)
    2020-12-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31563
    P
    		Security update for mutt (Important)
    2020-12-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32008
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2020-12-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35728
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:35931
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25291
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33127
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25280
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31506
    P
    		Security update for python27 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25279
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31414
    P
    		Security update for php53 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32450
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25907
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25823
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27426
    P
    		kernel-docs on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25766
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27391
    P
    		e2fsprogs-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25685
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26753
    P
    		libmysqlclient15-32bit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25557
    P
    		Security update for transfig (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31852
    P
    		Recommended udpate for SUSE Manager Client Tools (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26445
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25493
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31765
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26431
    P
    		Security update for tor (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25482
    P
    		Security update for man (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26392
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26728
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25481
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26343
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26693
    P
    		evolution-data-server on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31484
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26290
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32406
    P
    		Security update for wavpack (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31410
    P
    		Security update for php53 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32384
    P
    		Security update for tiff (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31399
    P
    		Security update for perl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32345
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32693
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31398
    P
    		Security update for perl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25998
    P
    		Security update for libreoffice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32296
    P
    		Security update for procmail (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32654
    P
    		ed on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25917
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25789
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Critical)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26709
    P
    		gmime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25725
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31997
    P
    		Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26695
    P
    		fetchmail on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25714
    P
    		Security update for libpng16 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31940
    P
    		Recommended update for glibc (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26656
    P
    		zoo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26930
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25713
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31848
    P
    		Security update for clamav (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26607
    P
    		libvorbis on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26895
    P
    		findutils on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26554
    P
    		ghostscript-fonts-other on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26257
    P
    		Security update for icu (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26403
    P
    		Security update for ffmpeg (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26011
    P
    		Security update for gwenhywfar (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26319
    P
    		Security update for kde-cli-tools5 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25997
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26262
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25958
    P
    		Security update for libwpd (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32856
    P
    		evolution-data-server on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25909
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25856
    P
    		Security update for gd (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31972
    P
    		Security update for jakarta-commons-fileupload (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25989
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25705
    P
    		Security update for python3 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31950
    P
    		Security update for grub2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25978
    P
    		Security update for tcpdump, libpcap (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25621
    P
    		Security update for samba (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31911
    P
    		Security update for gcc43 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27162
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25564
    P
    		Security update for tomcat (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31862
    P
    		Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27127
    P
    		freetype2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25483
    P
    		Security update for freeradius-server (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31806
    P
    		Security update for apache2 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26489
    P
    		Security update for php7-imagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25355
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14148
    P
    		USN-1167-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15019
    P
    		USN-1256-1 -- Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15037
    P
    		USN-1281-1 -- Linux (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23536
    P
    		ELSA-2011:0928: kernel security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21968
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0928: kernel security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20110928
    P
    		RHSA-2011:0928: kernel security and bug fix update (Moderate)
    2011-07-12
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.39.1
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise linux server eus 6.1.z