CVE-2011-0999

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

mm/huge_memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 does not prevent creation of a transparent huge page (THP) during the existence of a temporary stack for an exec system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Statement

This issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include upstream commit 71e3aac0 that introduced the problem. We have addressed this in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0542.html.

This issue only affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include upstream commit 71e3aac0 that introduced the problem. We have addressed this in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0542.html.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 678209: kernel: thp: prevent hugepages during args/env copying into the user stack
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2011-0999

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

4.9

4.9

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Access Complexity

Low

Low

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

None

None

Integrity Impact

None

None

Availability Impact

Complete

Complete

CVSS v2 Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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