CVE-2011-1479

Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.

CVSS v2.0

4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 54th percentile

Published

2012-06-21

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35600

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2011-1475
• CVE-2011-1485
• CVE-2011-1473
• CVE-2011-1487
• CVE-2011-1471
• CVE-2011-1488