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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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
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel