The try_to_unmap_cluster function in mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.3 does not properly consider which pages must be locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by triggering a memory-usage pattern that requires removal of page-table mappings.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2926-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3142 The try_to_unmap_cluster function in mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.3 does not properly consider which pages must be locked, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by triggering a memory-usage pattern that requires removal of page-table mappings.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2223-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2224-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2233-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2234-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2235-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2236-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2239-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2240-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2241-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2260-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:35:56.442Z

Reserved: 2014-04-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3122

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-05-11T21:55:06.060

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-3122

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3122 - Bugzilla

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