CVE-2011-1479: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.38.8; version 2.6.38 only; version 2.6.38.1 only; version 2.6.38.2 only; version 2.6.38.3 only; version 2.6.38.4 only; …

Published 2012-06-21. Last modified 2026-06-16.