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CVE-2011-1083

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.

  • Published: Apr 4, 2011
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2011-1083
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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