The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976 | vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976 | vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22292 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22945 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25714 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred |