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CVE-2011-0999
Published: Feb 23, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 does not prevent creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during the existence of a temporary stack for an exec system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.
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References
[oss-security] 20110217 CVE request - kernel: thp: prevent hugepages during args/env copying into the user stack
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46442
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678209
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[oss-security] 20110217 Re: CVE request - kernel: thp: prevent hugepages during args/env copying into the user stack
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kernel-hugepages-dos(65535)
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