What is CVE-2011-3619?

CVE-2011-3619 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20). CVE-2011-3619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3619?

CVE-2011-3619 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-3619?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-3619. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-3619 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-3619

Medium

The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a /proc/#####/attr/current file.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-08

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-20

CVE-2011-3619 is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability

What is Improper Input Validation?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-3619 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/17/6
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-3619

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-08

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3619?

CVE-2011-3619 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Input Validation flaw (CWE-20) . CVE-2011-3619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3619?

CVE-2011-3619 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-3619?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-3619. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-3619 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-3619 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)?

The product receives input but does not validate it correctly, allowing attackers to craft inputs that cause unexpected behavior. View CWE-20 on MITRE CWE →