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CVE-2011-0999 (GCVE-0-2011-0999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-02-23 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:14

Summary

mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 does not prevent creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during the existence of a temporary stack for an exec system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/3	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46442	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvald…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678209	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/6	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Date Public

2011-02-17 00:00

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FKIE_CVE-2011-0999

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-02-23 19:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:28

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a7d6e4ecdb7648478ddec76d30d87d03d6e22b31
secalert@redhat.com	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/3	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/6	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5	Broken Link
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46442	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678209	Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65535	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a7d6e4ecdb7648478ddec76d30d87d03d6e22b31
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/3	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/6	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5	Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46442	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678209	Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65535	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38
linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38
linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38
linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38
linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38

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GHSA-P995-CQ5G-4FXX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:23 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:23

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GSD-2011-0999

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19

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CVE-2011-0999

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RHSA-2011:0542

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2011-05-19 11:46 - Updated: 2026-06-25 10:37

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update

Severity

Important

Scope

15 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2011-0999.

CVE-2011-0999

4.9 ()


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

Fixed: 106 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0542

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RHSA-2011:0883

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2011-06-21 23:44 - Updated: 2025-11-21 17:38

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Severity

Important

Scope

14 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2011-0999.

CVE-2011-0999

4.9 ()


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

Fixed: 40 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0883

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2011_0542

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2011-05-19 11:46 - Updated: 2024-11-22 04:26

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update

Severity

Important

Scope

15 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2011-0999.

CVE-2011-0999

4.9 ()


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

Fixed: 188 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0542

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2011_0883

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2011-06-21 23:44 - Updated: 2024-11-22 04:32

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Severity

Important

Scope

14 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2011-0999.

CVE-2011-0999

4.9 ()


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

Fixed: 40 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0883

Open the full advisory

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.

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CVE-2011-0999 (GCVE-0-2011-0999)

FKIE_CVE-2011-0999

GHSA-P995-CQ5G-4FXX

GSD-2011-0999

RHSA-2011:0542

RHSA-2011:0883

RHSA-2011_0542

RHSA-2011_0883

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