kernel: DoS (crash) due slab corruption in inotify_init1 (incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4250)
Published Jun 21, 2012
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.80%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.38.8
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38.1
- 2.6.38.2
- 2.6.38.3
- 2.6.38.4
- 2.6.38.5
- 2.6.38.6
- 2.6.38.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1253
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
kernel-rt
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1253 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | kernel-rt | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0498.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1253.html.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00803) | 55.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00803) | 51.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 20.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 77.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 5, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 75.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 75.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1479 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1479
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1479
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/11/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1479 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691793 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1479 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1479 |
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