CVE-2011-2479
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 2.6.39 - Denial of Service via Transparent Huge Pages Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714761
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
41.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.39
Published
Mar 01, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026