The pmd_none_or_trans_huge_or_clear_bad function in include/asm-generic/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on NUMA systems does not properly determine whether a Page Middle Directory (PMD) entry is a transparent huge-table entry, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted MADV_WILLNEED madvise system call that leverages the absence of a page-table lock.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2015-03-16T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:51.008Z
Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8173
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-03-16T10:59:03.943
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:18:42.580
Link: CVE-2014-8173
Redhat