FKIE_CVE-2008-2372

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-02 16:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
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."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
secalert@redhat.comhttp://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30901
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30982
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31202
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31628
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32393
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32485
secalert@redhat.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.24
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.8
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