CVE-2007-4130

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.9 before 2.6.9-67 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on Itanium (ia64) does not properly handle page faults during NUMA memory access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via invalid arguments to set_mempolicy in an MPOL_BIND operation.

CVSS Metrics

• v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

  The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

• redhat•enterprise_linux

  4.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

  4

References (5)

• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11437
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27556
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179665
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html