CVE-2011-1479 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
03/21/2011
Disclosure
06/21/2012
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61070 | Linux Kernel resource management | 399 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2011-1479 |