CVE-2011-1083

Description

The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.1

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.147

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234