CVE-2007-3739
Publication date 14 September 2007
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that hugetlb kernels on PowerPC systems did not prevent the stack from colliding with reserved kernel memory. Local attackers could exploit this and crash the system, causing a denial of service.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.15 | ||
| linux-source-2.6.17 | ||
| linux-source-2.6.20 |