Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-1474 - Infinite Loop vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6.32.33/2.6.37.4/2.6.38
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A locally locally exploitable DOS vulnerability was found in pax-linux versions 2.6.32.33-test79.patch, 2.6.38-test3.patch, and 2.6.37.4-test14.patch. A bad bounds check in arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown triggered by programs doing an mmap after a MAP_GROWSDOWN mmap will create an infinite loop condition without releasing the VM semaphore eventually leading to a system crash.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 3 |