CVE-2005-4811

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux