Integer overflow in the sys_oabi_semtimedop function in arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the ARM platform, when CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by providing a crafted argument and leveraging a race condition
Published Jun 13, 2012
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
Integer overflow in the sys_oabi_semtimedop function in arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the ARM platform, when CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by providing a crafted argument and leveraging a race condition.
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.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not provide support for the ARM architecture.
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- 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=0f22072ab50cac7983f9660d33974b45184da4f9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/02/16 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1759 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f22072ab50cac7983f9660d33974b45184da4f9 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1759
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1759
| 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=0f22072ab50cac7983f9660d33974b45184da4f9 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/02/16 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1759 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f22072ab50cac7983f9660d33974b45184da4f9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1759 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1759 |
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