CVE-2011-2498
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.39% (33rd) EPSS
CVSS 4.9 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
5.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2020-02-20modified 2026-06-16
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2enisa_euvd
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498enisa_euvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1/enisa_euvd
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498Third Party Advisorynvd
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