Linux Kernel THP Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1025770 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1025770
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-2479
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 13 2011
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.6.38
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can make a mmap() call with the MAP_PRIVATE flag on "/dev/zero" to create transparent hugepages and cause a certain robustness check to get stuck.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.6.38).
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
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