Description
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."
Published: 2008-07-02
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-2367 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."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-659-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.101Z

Reserved: 2008-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2372

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-07-02T16:41:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-2372

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2372 - Bugzilla

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