4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 does not prevent
creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during the existence of a
temporary stack for an exec system call, which allows local users to cause
a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other
impact via a crafted application.
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | THP first introduced in 2009 (http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mm/40182), so Ubuntu 6.06 not affected |
apw | THP was actually introduced in 2.6.38~rc1 |