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CVE-2011-2491

The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of s…

Impact

The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 5.0

Weakness classification

References