FKIE_CVE-2007-3739

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-09-14 01:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:42
Severity
Summary
mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/23955
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26955
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26978
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27436
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27747
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27913
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29058
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
apple powerpc *
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