The try_to_unmap_cluster function in mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.3 does not properly consider which pages must be locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by triggering a memory-usage pattern that requires removal of page-table mappings.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2014-05-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:35:56.442Z

Reserved: 2014-04-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3122

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:06.060

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:07:29.607

Link: CVE-2014-3122

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3122 - Bugzilla