Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2491
CVE-2011-2491
Description
The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
6- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/23/6nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b760113a3a155269a3fba93a409c640031dd68fnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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