What is CVE-2011-4348?

CVE-2011-4348 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2011-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4348?

CVE-2011-4348 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4348?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4348. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-4348 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2011-4348

High

Race condition in the sctp_rcv function in net/sctp/input.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via SCTP packets. NOTE: in some environments, this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2482.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-08

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2011-4348 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-4348 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/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/2
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757143

Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae53b5bd77719fed58086c5be60ce4f22bffe1c6
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4348

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 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-2011-4348?

CVE-2011-4348 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2011-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4348?

CVE-2011-4348 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4348?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4348. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-4348 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-4348 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →