CVE-2011-2491

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The Network Lock Manager (NLM) protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a LOCK_UN flock system call.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.9/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 1, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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