Description
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.6.2, when transparent huge pages are used, does not properly support PROT_NONE memory regions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=027ef6c87853b0a9df53175063028edb4950d476
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912898
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/027ef6c87853b0a9df53175063028edb4950d476
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/4
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
19.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published
Feb 22, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026