The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
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