CVE-2011-0714

Medium

Use-after-free vulnerability in a certain Red Hat patch for the RPC server sockets functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed data in a packet, related to lockd and the svc_xprt_received function.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2011-05-04
Last modified 2026-04-29
CVSS version 2.0
Patch available
Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.7

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Vector string
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2011-0714 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-0714 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2011-0714?

    CVE-2011-0714 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.7 out of 10 . CVE-2011-0714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0714?

    CVE-2011-0714 has a CVSS score of 5.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-0714?

    No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-0714. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

  • Is CVE-2011-0714 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2011-0714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.