CVE-2011-4097

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel <3.1.8 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-190
Status draft

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 3.1.8
redhat/enterprise_linux

Timeline

Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026