CVE-2005-4811 | BDVDB-2026-19347 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.