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Case File

CVE-2011-2211

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.48% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-06-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2011-2211
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.48%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The osf_wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform uses an incorrect pointer, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory.