Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-3888
The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management unit, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an application that attempts to allocate a large amount of memory.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/3 (mailing-list)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/09/2 (mailing-list)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.6 (Vendor Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/