CVE-2011-2498
The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2498- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-772
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-2498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2485No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2485- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x9xq-9225-2896No score
The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x9xq-9225-2896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Linux Kernel, published February 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2
rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498
usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1
people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2498
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9xq-9225-2896