CVE-2008-2372

N/A Unknown
Published: July 02, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
15th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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