CVE-2011-2211

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39.4

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory due to the osf wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf sys.c using an incorrect pointer on the Alpha platform.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.39.4, update to version 2.6.39.4 or later to resolve the issue.