The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.
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Configurations
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2 - Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2013-03-01 12:37
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:28
NVD link : CVE-2011-2479
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2479
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2479
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors