Description
mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.7/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 14, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified