VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3888

CVSS score4.9 NONE
EPSS probability0.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management unit, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an application that attempts to allocate a large amount of memory.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-399

Primary references