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CVE-2011-0999Date: (C)2011-02-23   (M)2023-12-22


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.

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CVSS V2 Severity:
CVSS Score : 4.9
Exploit Score: 3.9
Impact Score: 6.9
 
CVSS V2 Metrics:
Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: COMPLETE
  
Reference:
BID-46442
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/17/6
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a7d6e4ecdb7648478ddec76d30d87d03d6e22b31
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678209
kernel-hugepages-dos(65535)

CWE    1
CWE-400
OVAL    2
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1504437
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:500195

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