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CVE-2011-2491

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2491 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol within the NFS client functionality of the Linux kernel prior to version 3.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to cause a system hang by issuing a specific LOCK_UN flock system call. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low severity, as it requires local access and only impacts system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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 (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6
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
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2491Important

kernel: rpc task leak after flock()ing NFS share

May 31, 2011

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/0b760113a3a155269a3fba93a409c640031dd68f
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory