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title: "CVE-2011-2189\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2189

Publication date 10 October 2011

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2189?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

net/core/net\_namespace.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 and earlier does not
properly handle a high rate of creation and cleanup of network namespaces,
which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(memory consumption) via requests to a daemon that requires a separate
namespace per connection, as demonstrated by vsftpd.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vsftpd | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 2.3.2-3ubuntu5.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 2.3.2-3ubuntu4.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.3.0~pre2-4ubuntu2.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.2.2-3ubuntu6.3 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2189?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| vsftpd | * Vendor:   <http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2305> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2189)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2189)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2189)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2189)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1288-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1288-1)
+ vsftpd vulnerability
+ 7 December 2011

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2189>