CVE-2007-3739
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-3739 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-09-14 01:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | mm/mmap.c in the hugetlb kernel, when run on PowerPC systems, does not prevent stack expansion from entering into reserved kernel page memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via unspecified vectors. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.7 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-399 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Apple | Powerpc | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | client | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 | All | server | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1504-1 kernel-source-2.6.8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1378-2 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Debian update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Bug 253313 – CVE-2007-3739 LTC36188-Don't allow the stack to grow into hugetlb reserved regions | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| LKML: Adam Litke: [PATCH] Don't allow the stack to grow into hugetlb reserved regions | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| ASA-2007-474 (RHSA-2007-0939) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Avaya Products Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Linux Kernel "listxattr" Memory Corruption and Denial of Service - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for kernel - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-518-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-10-18 | Mark J Cox | This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.