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CVE-2011-3209

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3209 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 2.6.26 on x86 platforms. A local user can trigger a Divide Error Fault and system panic by making a clock_gettime system call. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and has no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.25.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*

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
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 3,050 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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long LifeFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.36.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.28.1.el5
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 5.3Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-3209Moderate

kernel: panic occurs when clock_gettime() is called

May 1, 2008

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Exploit
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/f8bd2258e2d520dff28c855658bd24bdafb5102d
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/10/24/3