gsd-2008-2372
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
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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Aliases
CVE-2008-2372


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    "description": "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": "GSD-2008-2372",
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      "remediation": "unknown",
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      "id": "GSD-2008-2372",
      "modified": "2023-12-13T01:23:00.452638Z",
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            "accessVector": "LOCAL",
            "authentication": "NONE",
            "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
            "baseScore": 4.9,
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
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          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:19Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-07-02T16:41Z"
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}


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