VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-3739
mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-399
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.