CVE-2008-2372 | Date: (C)2008-07-02 (M)2018-02-19 |
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."
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : | CVSS Score : 4.9 |
Exploit Score: | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: | Impact Score: 6.9 |
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Attack Vector: | Access Vector: LOCAL |
Attack Complexity: | Access Complexity: LOW |
Privileges Required: | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: | Confidentiality: NONE |
Scope: | Integrity: NONE |
Confidentiality: | Availability: COMPLETE |
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