CVE-2011-3637
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The m_stop function in fs/proc/task_mmu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via vectors that trigger an m_start error.
Find out more about CVE-2011-3637 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, and 6 as it did not backport the upstream commit ec6fd8a4 that introduced this issue. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0007.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0010.html.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| 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 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0007 | 2012-01-10 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2012:0010 | 2012-01-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected |
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