CVE-2011-1479

Public Exploit

Description

Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1 mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc patch exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1479?
CVE-2011-1479 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1479?
To fix CVE-2011-1479, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1479 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1479 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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