CVE-2008-2372 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 prior to 2.6.25.9. Local users can exploit this by repeatedly calling the get_user_pages function, which lacks an optimization for zero-page allocation, leading to excessive memory consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity with local access required and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.25.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.25.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.25.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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