CVE-2014-3940
Description
A flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's Transparent Huge Pages (THP) implementation handled non-huge page migration. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the kernel by migrating transparent hugepages.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.7 | 4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
NVD: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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