Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
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| Name | CVE-2008-2372 | First vendor Publication | 2008-07-02 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2023-02-13 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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." |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2372 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9383 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9383 | ||
| Title: | 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." | ||
| 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." | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-2372 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for Linux kernel File : nvt/sles10_kernel3.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-659-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_659_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux, linux-source-2.6.15/22 vulnerabilities USN-679-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_679_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0957-02 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0957-02_kernel.nasl |
| 2009-01-23 | Name : SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2008:037 File : nvt/gb_suse_2008_037.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 48116 | Linux Kernel get_user_pages Function ZERO_PAGE Optimization Weakness Local DoS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081104_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-05-17 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-5477.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-01-06 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-5473.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_kernel-080630.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-659-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-679-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-04 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0957.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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