VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4811
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…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.