Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2479
CVE-2011-2479
Description
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.
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/78f11a255749d09025f54d4e2df4fbcb031530e2nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/14nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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