VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-2372
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-07-02
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of calls to the get_user_pages function, which lacks a ZERO_PAGE optimization and results in allocation of "useless newly zeroed pages."
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation