LTC36188-Don't allow the stack to grow into hugetlb reserved regions
Published Sep 14, 2007
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:1049
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0939
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0705
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-53.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:1049 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-55.0.12.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0939 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.10.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0705 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 29.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 33.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01676) | 88.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/29/180 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23955 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26955 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26978 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27436 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27747 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27913 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1378 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-518-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3739 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253313 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=294941 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36592 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3739
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11455 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3739
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