VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-3739

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-09-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references