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CVE-2009-3888
Published: Nov 16, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management unit, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an application that attempts to allocate a large amount of memory.
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References
[oss-security] 20091113 Re: CVE request - kernel: NOMMU: Dont pass NULL pointers to fput() in do_mmap_pgoff()
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USN-864-1
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[oss-security] 20091109 CVE request - kernel: NOMMU: Dont pass NULL pointers to fput() in do_mmap_pgoff()
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.6
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