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CVE-2009-3888

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2009-11-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management unit, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an application that attempts to allocate a large amount of memory.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References