{"cve":"CVE-2011-2498","nvd":{"published":"2020-02-20T04:15:10.680","modified":"2026-06-16T23:31:27.430","status":"Modified","description":"The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-772"],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=130923704824984&w=2","https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-2498.html","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2498","https://usn.ubuntu.com/1167-1/","https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/ubuntu-USN-1383-1"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:02:53.949909883+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2498","score":0.00389,"percentile":0.33075,"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."]}