CVE-2011-1083

Linux Kernel < 2.6.37.2 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Nelson Elhage · cdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35403

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (15)

[Broken Link] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744

[Broken Link] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888

[Broken Link] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1

[Mailing List, Patch] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/43522

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/48115

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/48410

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/48898

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/48964

[Broken Link] http://www.osvdb.org/71265

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578

Scores

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 34.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-400

Status published

Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.37.2

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0

suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1 (2 CPE variants)

suse/linux_enterprise_server 11 sp1 (4 CPE variants)

Published Apr 04, 2011

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026