panic caused by set_mempolicy with MPOL_BIND
Published Feb 4, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0055
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.4.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0055 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 38.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 36.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27556 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4130 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179665 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4130
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11437 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4130
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27556 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4130 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=179665 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4130 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11437 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4130 |
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