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CVE-2011-2479
Published: Mar 1, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20110620 Re: CVE request: kernel: thp: madvise on top of /dev/zero private mapping can lead to panic
mailing-list
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http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761
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