PT-2008-3853 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
CVE-2008-2372
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Published
2008-07-02
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Updated
2023-02-13
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel versions 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 through 2.6.25.8
Description:
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory consumption. This is achieved through a large number of calls to the
get user pages function, which lacks a ZERO PAGE optimization, leading to the allocation of "useless newly zeroed pages."Recommendations:
For Linux kernel versions 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 through 2.6.25.8, update to version 2.6.25.9 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
DoS
RCE
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat