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CVE-2011-1474

5.5 · MEDIUM

A locally locally exploitable DOS vulnerability was found in pax-linux versions 2.6.32.33-test79.patch, 2.6.38-test3.patch, and 2.6.37.4-test14.patch.

Published Dec 26, 2019CWE-400EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2011-1474 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A locally locally exploitable DOS vulnerability was found in pax-linux versions 2.6.32.33-test79.patch, 2.6.38-test3.patch, and 2.6.37.4-test14.patch. A bad bounds check in arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown triggered by programs doing an mmap after a MAP_GROWSDOWN mmap will create an infinite loop condition without releasing the VM semaphore eventually leading to a system crash.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/579Refsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1474Refseclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/579Refsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1474

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1474?

CVE-2011-1474 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-1474?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-1474?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-1474?

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