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CVE-2011-1182

LOW
3.6
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux kernelNVD
Affected:< 2.6.39Fixed in:2.6.39CVE-2011-1182derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

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