CVE-2011-2183 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2183?

CVE-2011-2183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Jun 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2183?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2183?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-2183 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-2183 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cx72-f838-ppm8.