CVE-2007-4130
The Linux kernel 2.6.9 before 2.6.9-67 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on Itanium (ia64) does not properly handle page faults during NUMA memory access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via invalid arguments to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.9 before 2.6.9-67 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on Itanium (ia64) does not properly handle page faults during NUMA memory access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via invalid arguments to set_mempolicy in an MPOL_BIND operation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27556
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179665Exploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11437
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27556
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179665Exploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11437
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.