CVE-2008-2372

The Linux kernel 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of calls to the get_user_pages function, which lacks a ZERO_PAGE optimization and results in allocation of "useless newly zeroed pages."
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f - () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f -
References () http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9 - () http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9 -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html -
References () http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html - () http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 -
References () http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207 - () http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207 -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html -
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 -
References () http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html - () http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550 -
References () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629 - () https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629 -
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383 - () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383 -

Information

Published : 2008-07-02 16:41

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:46


NVD link : CVE-2008-2372

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2372

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-2372


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation