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."
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2008-07-02 09:41

Updated : 2023-02-12 18:19


NVD link : CVE-2008-2372

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2372


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CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel