CVE-2011-2498 (GCVE-0-2011-2498)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-20 03:59 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:00
VLAI?
Summary
The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Other
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Linux kernel Affected: v2.3.36 before v2.6.39
Date Public ?
2011-06-28 00:00
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