Description
Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43324 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13904 ↗
- http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1678/ ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b ↗