What is CVE-2011-4097?

CVE-2011-4097 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2011-4097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4097?

CVE-2011-4097 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4097?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4097. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-4097 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2011-4097

Medium

Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-05-17

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-190

CVE-2011-4097 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-4097 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/2

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4097

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2012-05-17

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4097?

CVE-2011-4097 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2011-4097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4097?

CVE-2011-4097 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4097?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4097. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-4097 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-4097 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. View CWE-190 on MITRE CWE →