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CVE-2011-1479

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1479 is a double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem of the Linux kernel before version 2.6.39, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) through failed file creation attempts. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector requiring medium complexity to exploit, leading to a complete system availability impact. While not currently on the KEV list or actively exploited, public exploit code exists, specifically EDB-35600, demonstrating its potential for exploitation. Despite the existence of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.38.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-35600 · Apr 11, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1479Moderate

kernel: DoS (crash) due slab corruption in inotify_init1 (incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4250)

Apr 5, 2011

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1