CVE-2011-1023 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) subsystem of the Linux kernel prior to version 2.6.38. This flaw allows local users to trigger a system crash (BUG_ON) through improper handling of congestion map updates during loopback or InfiniBand transmit operations. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring local access with low attack complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.37.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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