PublicDateAtUSN: 2011-06-28
Candidate: CVE-2011-2498
PublicDate: 2020-02-20 04:15:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2498
 http://git.kernel.org/linus/a63d83f427f
 http://git.kernel.org/linus/f755a042d
 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1167-1
 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1380-1
 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1383-1
 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1386-1
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.
Ubuntu-Description:
 The linux kernel did not properly account for PTE pages when deciding which
 task to kill in out of memory conditions. A local, unprivileged could
 exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service.
Notes:
Bugs:
 https://launchpad.net/bugs/922374
Priority: low
Discovered-by:
Assigned-to:
CVSS:
 nvd: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H [5.5 MEDIUM]

Patches_linux:
 break-fix: a63d83f427fbce97a6cea0db2e64b0eb8435cd10 f755a042d82b51b54f3bdd0890e5ea56c0fb6807
upstream_linux: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux: not-affected
lucid_linux: not-affected
maverick_linux: not-affected
natty_linux: released (2.6.38-10.44)
oneiric_linux: not-affected (2.6.39-1.6)
precise_linux: not-affected (3.1.0-1.1)
devel_linux: not-affected (3.1.0-1.0)

Patches_linux-ec2:
upstream_linux-ec2: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-ec2: DNE
lucid_linux-ec2: not-affected
maverick_linux-ec2: ignored (binary supplied by "linux" now)
natty_linux-ec2: DNE
oneiric_linux-ec2: DNE
precise_linux-ec2: DNE
devel_linux-ec2: DNE

Patches_linux-mvl-dove:
upstream_linux-mvl-dove: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-mvl-dove: DNE
lucid_linux-mvl-dove: not-affected
maverick_linux-mvl-dove: not-affected
natty_linux-mvl-dove: DNE
oneiric_linux-mvl-dove: DNE
precise_linux-mvl-dove: DNE
devel_linux-mvl-dove: DNE

Patches_linux-ti-omap4:
upstream_linux-ti-omap4: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-ti-omap4: DNE
lucid_linux-ti-omap4: DNE
maverick_linux-ti-omap4: not-affected
natty_linux-ti-omap4: released (2.6.38-1209.22)
oneiric_linux-ti-omap4: not-affected (3.0.0-1200.1)
precise_linux-ti-omap4: not-affected (3.0.0-1401.2)
devel_linux-ti-omap4: not-affected (3.0.0-1401.2)

Patches_linux-lts-backport-maverick:
upstream_linux-lts-backport-maverick: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE
lucid_linux-lts-backport-maverick: not-affected
maverick_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE
natty_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE
oneiric_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE
precise_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE
devel_linux-lts-backport-maverick: DNE

Patches_linux-fsl-imx51:
upstream_linux-fsl-imx51: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE
lucid_linux-fsl-imx51: not-affected
maverick_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE
natty_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE
oneiric_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE
precise_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE
devel_linux-fsl-imx51: DNE

Patches_linux-lts-backport-natty:
upstream_linux-lts-backport-natty: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE
lucid_linux-lts-backport-natty: released (2.6.38-10.44~lucid1)
maverick_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE
natty_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE
oneiric_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE
precise_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE
devel_linux-lts-backport-natty: DNE

Patches_linux-lts-backport-oneiric:
upstream_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE
lucid_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: not-affected (3.0.0-5.6~lucid1)
maverick_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE
natty_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE
oneiric_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE
precise_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE
devel_linux-lts-backport-oneiric: DNE

Patches_linux-armadaxp:
upstream_linux-armadaxp: released (2.6.39~rc6)
hardy_linux-armadaxp: DNE
lucid_linux-armadaxp: DNE
natty_linux-armadaxp: DNE
oneiric_linux-armadaxp: DNE
precise_linux-armadaxp: not-affected (3.2.0-1600.1)
devel_linux-armadaxp: not-affected (3.2.0-1602.5)