{"cve":"CVE-2011-1082","nvd":{"published":"2011-04-04T12:27:57.357","modified":"2026-06-16T23:28:40.560","status":"Modified","description":"fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for (1) closed loops or (2) deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or stack memory consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22bacca48a1755f79b7e0f192ddb9fbb7fc6e64e","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681575"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1082","score":0.00778,"percentile":0.55878,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}