The pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad function in include/asm-generic/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on NUMA systems does not properly determine whether a Page Middle Directory (PMD) entry is a transparent huge-table entry, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted MADV_WILLNEED madvise system call that leverages the absence of a page-table lock.
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Published : 2015-03-16 03:59
Updated : 2023-02-12 16:44
NVD link : CVE-2014-8173
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8173
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linux
- linux_kernel