GSD-2011-2479

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19
Details
The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.
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CVE-2011-2479
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