CVE-2011-1593 describes multiple integer overflows in the Linux kernel's next_pidmap function (kernel/pid.c) affecting versions prior to 2.6.38.4, including canonical, linux, and redhat distributions. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), allows a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) through crafted getdents or readdir system calls. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.38.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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