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CVE-2005-4811
Published: Sep 22, 2006
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10976
vdb-entry
signature
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22292
third-party-advisory
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RHSA-2006:0689
vendor-advisory
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
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[linux-kernel] 20050805 [PATCH] Fix hugepage crash on failing mmap()
mailing-list
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22945
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1304
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
25714
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
x_refsource_CONFIRM
20362
vdb-entry
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