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Case File

CVE-2011-4594

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.43% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-05-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — 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-2011-4594
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.43%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.