Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1483 Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1167-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1212-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1242-1 Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1243-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1256-1 Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.559Z

Reserved: 2011-03-21T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-1479

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-21T23:55:02.287

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1479

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1479 - Bugzilla

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