CVE-2008-2372

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."

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393 third party advisory
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30982 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901 third party advisory
http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629
http://secunia.com/advisories/31628 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2372?
CVE-2008-2372 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2372?
To fix CVE-2008-2372, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2372 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2372 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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