The (1) hugetlb_vmtruncate_list and (2) hugetlb_vmtruncate functions in fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19-rc4 perform certain prio_tree calculations using HPAGE_SIZE instead of PAGE_SIZE units, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.
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Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.4
6.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
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Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | ≤ 2.6.19 | Yes |