01 Record
CVE-2011-1593
Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-05-03 20:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-04-05
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8a91b0bcac7995d3bcf29a734b5ebf2becf23d1d3ae568fcbd787e20fb1eeedc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1146-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4
- secunia.com44164http://secunia.com/advisories/44164
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0927http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-nextpidmap-dos(66876)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110419 CVE request -- kernel: proc: signedness issue in next_pidmap()http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
- groups.google.com[linux-kernel] 20110418 Re: Kernel panic (NULL ptr deref?) in find_ge_pid()/next_pidmap() (via sys_getdents or sys_readdir)http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source
- www.securityfocus.com47497http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497
- securitytracker.com1025420http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110420 Re: CVE request -- kernel: proc: signedness issue in next_pidmap()http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1