CVE-2005-4811
N/A
Published: September 22, 2006 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.6.0 test12.6.0 test102.6.0 test112.6.0 test22.6.0 test32.6.0 test42.6.0 test52.6.0 test62.6.0 test72.6.0 test82.6.0 test92.6.12.6.1 rc12.6.1 rc22.6.102.6.10 rc22.6.112.6.11 rc22.6.11 rc32.6.11 rc42.6.11.112.6.11.122.6.11.52.6.11.62.6.11.72.6.11.82.6.122.6.12 rc12.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc52.6.12.12.6.12.22.6.12.32.6.12.42.6.12.52.6.12.62.6.132.6.13 rc12.6.13 rc42.6.13 rc62.6.13 rc72.6.13.12.6.13.22.6.13.32.6.13.42.6.22.6.32.6.42.6.52.6.62.6.6 rc12.6.72.6.7 rc12.6.82.6.8 rc12.6.8 rc22.6.8 rc32.6.9 2.6.202.6_test9_cvs
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (10)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htmVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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