Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3122
CVE-2014-3122
Description
The try_to_unmap_cluster function in mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.3 does not properly consider which pages must be locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by triggering a memory-usage pattern that requires removal of page-table mappings.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
Patches
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References
10- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.3nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/01/7nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/57e68e9cd65b4b8eb4045a1e0d0746458502554cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67162nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2240-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/59386nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/59599nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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