CVE-2011-4594

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.1 - Denial of Service via sendmmsg System Call

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761646
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/4

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.1
Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026