Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-2372

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Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-2372

Published: July 2, 2008 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95738
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2372
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.'


How to mitigate CVE-2008-2372

Install update from vendor's repository.

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