{ "CVE_data_meta" : { "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org", "ID" : "CVE-2008-2372", "STATE" : "PUBLIC" }, "affects" : { "vendor" : { "vendor_data" : [ { "product" : { "product_data" : [ { "product_name" : "n/a", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_value" : "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name" : "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format" : "MITRE", "data_type" : "CVE", "data_version" : "4.0", "description" : { "description_data" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "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.\"" } ] }, "problemtype" : { "problemtype_data" : [ { "description" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references" : { "reference_data" : [ { "name" : "[linux-kernel] 20080430 Re: Page Faults slower in 2.6.25-rc9 than 2.6.23", "refsource" : "MLIST", "url" : "http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.3/3203.html" }, { "name" : "http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html", "refsource" : "MISC", "url" : "http://new-ubuntu-news.blogspot.com/2008/06/re-pending-stable-kernel-security_25.html" }, { "name" : "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89f5b7da2a6bad2e84670422ab8192382a5aeb9f" }, { "name" : "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.9" }, { "name" : "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0207" }, { "name" : "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2629" }, { "name" : "RHSA-2008:0585", "refsource" : "REDHAT", "url" : "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0585.html" }, { "name" : "RHSA-2008:0957", "refsource" : "REDHAT", "url" : "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html" }, { "name" : "SUSE-SA:2008:035", "refsource" : "SUSE", "url" : "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html" }, { "name" : "SUSE-SA:2008:037", "refsource" : "SUSE", "url" : "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html" }, { "name" : "SUSE-SA:2008:038", "refsource" : "SUSE", "url" : "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html" }, { "name" : "USN-659-1", "refsource" : "UBUNTU", "url" : "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1" }, { "name" : "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9383", "refsource" : "OVAL", "url" : "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9383" }, { "name" : "30901", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/30901" }, { "name" : "31202", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/31202" }, { "name" : "31628", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/31628" }, { "name" : "32393", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/32393" }, { "name" : "32485", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/32485" }, { "name" : "30982", "refsource" : "SECUNIA", "url" : "http://secunia.com/advisories/30982" }, { "name" : "linux-kernel-getuserpages-dos(43550)", "refsource" : "XF", "url" : "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43550" } ] } }