Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAP_PRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was disclosed 03/01/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2479. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2538 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68305 (Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0928)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195195 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux-ti-omap4 Vulnerabilities (USN-1281-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68123) and Tenable (68305). The entry 60945 is pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 68305
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0928)
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OpenVAS ID: 870681
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2011:0928-01
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2

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03/20/2006 🔍
04/19/2011 +1856 days 🔍
06/15/2011 +56 days 🔍
06/20/2011 +5 days 🔍
08/02/2011 +43 days 🔍
03/01/2013 +577 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +753 days 🔍
12/29/2021 +2472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0928
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2479 (🔍)
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X-Force: 68123
Vulnerability Center: 32534 - Linux Kernel 2.6.38 and earlier Local DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted \x27madvise()\x27 System Call, Medium
SecurityFocus: 48347 - Linux Kernel 'madvise()' System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/29/2021 19:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (59), 03/29/2017 10:57 (11), 12/29/2021 19:42 (7), 12/29/2021 19:49 (11), 12/29/2021 19:56 (2)
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