CVE-2011-2699
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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Statement
This issue did not affect the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG as it has backported the fix that addresses this issue. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is now in Production 3 of the maintenance life-cycle, https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/, therefore the fix for this issue is not currently planned to be included in the future updates. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1386.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1465.html.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0358 | 2012-03-06 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1465 | 2011-11-22 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1386 | 2011-10-20 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Fernando Gont for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation