CVE-2011-2479
Bug #869230 reported by
Marc Deslauriers
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Lucid |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Maverick |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Natty |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Oneiric |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
It was found that an mmap() call with the MAP_PRIVATE flag on "/dev/zero" would create transparent hugepages and trigger a certain robustness check. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
Break-Fix: 71e3aac0724ffe8
CVE References
Revision history for this message
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug |
| security vulnerability: | no → yes |
| security vulnerability: | no → yes |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Oneiric): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Precise): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Hardy): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Natty): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Won't Fix |
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CVE-2011-2479