VYPR
Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2020· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2498

CVE-2011-2498

Description

The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernelllm-fuzzy2 versions
    <2.6.39+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: <2.6.39
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.3.36,<2.6.39
  • Linux/Linux kerneldescription
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

Patches

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