{"cve":"CVE-2011-2211","nvd":{"published":"2012-06-13T10:24:54.607","modified":"2026-06-16T23:30:56.057","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f","http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2211","score":0.00482,"percentile":0.41558,"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."]}