Is CVE-2011-4097 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4097 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4097?

CVE-2011-4097 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-4097

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-190
EPSS score: 0.5% (39th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-4048)
Published: May 17, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-4048 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux

References

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f(Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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