01 Record
CVE-2005-4811
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-09-22 21:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-09-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c84534f5d07f89ee0374b673a6211bbc827278503734a4ce8d6261973bd301db
05 Affected products
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10976https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10976
- secunia.com22292http://secunia.com/advisories/22292
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0689http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0689.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm
- marc.info[linux-kernel] 20050805 [PATCH] Fix hugepage crash on failing mmap()http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112323336017157
- secunia.com22945http://secunia.com/advisories/22945
- www.debian.orgDSA-1304http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1304
- secunia.com25714http://secunia.com/advisories/25714
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=165345
- www.securityfocus.com20362http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20362