ghsa-q4m2-jww9-j4j3
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-01 23:49
Modified
2022-05-01 23:49
Details
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."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-2372"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-07-02T16:41:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "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.\"",
"id": "GHSA-q4m2-jww9-j4j3",
"modified": "2022-05-01T23:49:31Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T23:49:31Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2372"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30901"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30982"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31202"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31628"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32393"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32485"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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