CVE-2011-2484
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The add_del_listener function in kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.39.1 and earlier does not prevent multiple registrations of exit handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption), and bypass the OOM Killer, via a crafted application.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2472)
- Published
- June 24, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2472 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2011/06/16/605(Patch)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/1(Mailing List, Patch)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/2(Mailing List, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48383(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715436(Issue Tracking)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68150(VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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