CVE-2011-4097
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise Linux
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.1.8
Affected range stops below 3.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387fCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
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