CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2008-2372

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."

4.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2008-07-02 04:41

Updated : 2023-02-13 02:19

NVD link : CVE-2008-2372

Mitre link : CVE-2008-2372

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20