ghsa-q4m2-jww9-j4j3
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Published
2022-05-01 23:49
Modified
2022-05-01 23:49
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."

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-2372"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-07-02T16:41:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "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.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-q4m2-jww9-j4j3",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:49:31Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:49:31Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2372"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30901"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30982"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31202"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31628"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32393"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32485"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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