CVE-2005-4811

Linux kernel <2.6.12-2.6.13 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (10)

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345

[Vendor Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22292

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/22945

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/25714

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.1%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026