VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1479

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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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