gsd-2008-2372
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
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."
Aliases
Aliases
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"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"baseScore": 4.9,
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
"version": "2.0"
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"impactScore": 6.9,
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"severity": "MEDIUM",
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"lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:19Z",
"publishedDate": "2008-07-02T16:41Z"
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