CVE-2011-2498: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Linux kernel from v2.3.36 before v2.6.39 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering creation of PTE pages.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 11.04 only; version 12.04 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: from 2.3.36, before 2.6.39 (fixed in 2.6.39)

Published 2020-02-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.