| Name | CVE-2011-2211 |
| Description | The osf_wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform uses an incorrect pointer, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2310-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | source | lenny | 2.6.26-26lenny4 | DSA-2310-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.32-1 |
Support for Alpha was dropped with Squeeze, so marking 2.6.32 as fixed