CVE-2011-1479

Linux kernel <2.6.39 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by anonymous · cdoslinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35600

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc

[Various Sources] http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793

[Exploit, Patch] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc

[Mailing List] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1

Scores

EPSS 0.0015

EPSS Percentile 35.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (9)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38 (9 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.38.7

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.38.8

Published Jun 21, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026