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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_…

Impact

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."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.6.24, 2.6.25, 2.6.25.1, 2.6.25.2, 2.6.25.3, 2.6.25.4

Weakness classification

CWE-20

References