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Description
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/14/2024 12:23:50 AM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/12/2023 6:28:51 PM
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Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel.
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
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CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-460
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/02/2023 4:17:36 PM
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A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel.
Added
CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Removed
CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-460
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CWE Reason
CWE-460 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST7/15/2021 3:16:09 PM
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.10/09/2019 7:24:15 PM