What is CVE-2011-1182?

CVE-2011-1182 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10. CVE-2011-1182 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1182?

CVE-2011-1182 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1182?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-1182 patch availability.

Is CVE-2011-1182 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1182 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-1182

Low

kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-01

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

3.6

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

References

6 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1182

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-01

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1182?

CVE-2011-1182 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10 . CVE-2011-1182 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1182?

CVE-2011-1182 has a CVSS score of 3.6 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1182?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-1182 patch availability.
Is CVE-2011-1182 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2011-1182 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.