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CVE-2008-2372

The Linux kernel 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of calls to the get_user_pages function, which lacks a ZERO_PAGE optimization and results in allocation of "useless newly zeroed pages."

Published

2008-07-02T16:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.8 Yes
References