CVE-2011-4127
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Statement
This issue affects the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4,
5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0107.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1849.html, and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0333.html. 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.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0107 | 2012-02-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2012:0358 | 2012-03-06 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2012:0333 | 2012-02-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1849 | 2011-12-22 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2011:1850 | 2011-12-22 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Affected |
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