CVE-2011-2183
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6...
CVE-2011-2183 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Linux Kernel, published October 6, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in linux-2.6 2.6.32-39squeeze1.
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.0
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
- Record
CVE-2011-2183- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
- Record
CVE-2011-2183- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2175 No score
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2175- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cx72-f838-ppm8 No score
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6...
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
- Record
GHSA-cx72-f838-ppm8- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0652-1 No score
Security update for Kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 Teradata kernel was updated to fix bugs and security issues.
Following security issues were fixed:
CVE-2011-1083: Limit the path length users can build using epoll() to avoid local attackers consuming lots of kernel CPU time.
CVE-2011-4086: Fixed a oops in jbd/jbd2 that could be caused by specific filesystem access patterns.
CVE-2011-4622: KVM: Prevent starting PIT timers in the absence of irqchip support.
CVE-2012-0045: KVM: Extend 'struct x86_emulate_ops' with 'get_cpuid' and fix missing checks in syscall emulation.
CVE-2012-0879: Fix io_context leak after clone with CLONE_IO.
CVE-2012-1090: Fixed a dentry refcount leak in the CIFS file system that could lead to a crash on unmount.
CVE-2012-1097: The regset common infrastructure assumed that regsets would always have .get and .set methods, but necessarily .active methods. Unfortunately people have since written regsets without .set method, so NULL pointer dereference attacks were possible.
Following non-security issues were fixed:
* SCSI inquiry doesn't return data on SLES 11-SP1 Xen VMs (bnc#745929).
* FC transport driver killing off the timers/work queues (bnc#734300).
* The driver ixgbevf doesn't work on newer SLES 11-SP1 kernels
(bnc#752972).
* Pack sparsemem memmap sections closer together and in higher zones
(bnc#743870).
Following feature was implemented:
* The megaraid_sas driver update to version 5.40-LSI (bnc#736813).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2011-1083
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1083>
* CVE-2011-4086
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4086>
* CVE-2011-4622
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-4622>
* CVE-2012-0045
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0045>
* CVE-2012-0879
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0879>
* CVE-2012-1090
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1090>
* CVE-2012-1097
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1097>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-2183 No score
Race condition in the scan_get_next_rmap_item function in mm/ksm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3, when Kernel SamePage Merging (KSM) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2183- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linux-2.6Debian:6.0 |
before 2.6.32-39squeeze1, plus listed versions 2.6.32-302.6.32-30+m68k.52.6.32-312.6.32-31~bpo50+12.6.32-32 Show 11 moreShow less2.6.32-332.6.32-342.6.32-34squeeze12.6.32-352.6.32-35squeeze12.6.32-35squeeze22.6.32-35~bpo50+12.6.32-362.6.32-372.6.32-382.6.32-39 |
2.6.32-39squeeze1 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-bootwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
perf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-rtRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-debugRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-docRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-traceRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-trace-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-vanillaRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
kernel-rt-vanilla-develRed Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6 |
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - KSM Local Denial of Service | 2011-06-02 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected | |
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/1
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710338
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2183
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git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx72-f838-ppm8
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1189
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690028
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695173
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703019
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703026
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709393
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713827
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714536
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714982
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715555
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716539
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716805
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716825
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718152
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720861
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722557
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_1189.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1182
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1182
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1182
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1576
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1576
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1576
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1593
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1593
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1593
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1776
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1776
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1776
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1898
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1898
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1898
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2183
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2183
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2213
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2213
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2213
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2491
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2491
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2491
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2492
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2492
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2492
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2495
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2495
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2495
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2497
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2497
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2497
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2517
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2517
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2517
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2689
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2689
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2689
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2695
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2695
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2695
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1253
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_MRG/2.0/html/Technical_Notes/index.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625688
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664914
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680358
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680841
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681987
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=682641
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691270
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695976
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057
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access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4243
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4243
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4243
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4526
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4526
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4526
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1020
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1020
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1021
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1021
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1021
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1090
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1090
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1090
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1160
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1160
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1160
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1478
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1478
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1478
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1479
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1479
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1479
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1494
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1494
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1494
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1495
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1495
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1495
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1577
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1577
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1577
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1585
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1585
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1585
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1598
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1598
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1598
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1745
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1745
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1746
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1746
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1748
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1748
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150652-1
bugzilla.suse.com/466279
bugzilla.suse.com/468397
bugzilla.suse.com/501563
bugzilla.suse.com/529535
bugzilla.suse.com/552250
bugzilla.suse.com/557710
bugzilla.suse.com/558740
bugzilla.suse.com/564324
bugzilla.suse.com/564423
bugzilla.suse.com/566768
bugzilla.suse.com/573330
bugzilla.suse.com/574006
bugzilla.suse.com/577967
bugzilla.suse.com/578572
bugzilla.suse.com/580373
bugzilla.suse.com/582730
bugzilla.suse.com/584493
bugzilla.suse.com/585385
bugzilla.suse.com/588929
bugzilla.suse.com/594362
bugzilla.suse.com/595215
bugzilla.suse.com/596113
bugzilla.suse.com/596646
bugzilla.suse.com/598308
bugzilla.suse.com/598493
bugzilla.suse.com/598677
bugzilla.suse.com/599508
bugzilla.suse.com/599671
bugzilla.suse.com/600043
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1173
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1641
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2066
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2478
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2495
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2521
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2524
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2537
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2538
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2798
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2803
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2942
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2943
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2946
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2954
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2955
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2959
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2960
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2962
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2963
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3015
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3078
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3079
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3080
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3081
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3084
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3297
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3298
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2183
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1203-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1208-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1216-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1218-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1244-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1272-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1278-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1279-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1281-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1285-1
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