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CVE-2011-2182

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2182 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before version 2.6.39.1) affecting the ldm_frag_add function. This flaw, an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1017, allows local users to potentially gain privileges or access sensitive information through a crafted LDM partition table. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and leading to complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2182

CVE-2011-2182

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.1
git.kernel.org
marc.info
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/cae13fe4cc3f24820ffb990c09110626837e85d4
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/06/05/1
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/52334