The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a /proc/#####/attr/current file
Published Jun 8, 2013
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a /proc/#####/attr/current file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
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 AppArmor security module.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 38.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 36.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.83th | 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/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/17/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3619 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3619
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3619
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/17/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3619 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3619 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3619 |
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