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CVE-2005-4811

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain...

4.9 MediumFix available

CVE-2005-4811 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in kernel-source-2.6.8 2.6.8-16sarge7.

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

Record
CVE-2005-4811
CVSS 2.0
4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

Record
CVE-2005-4811
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4804 No score

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

Record
EUVD-2005-4804
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj3q-qghf-gf7p No score

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain...

The hugepage code (hugetlb.c) in Linux kernel 2.6, possibly 2.6.12 and 2.6.13, in certain configurations, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by triggering an mmap error before a prefault, which causes an error in the unmap_hugepage_area function.

Record
GHSA-gj3q-qghf-gf7p
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-source-2.6.8
Debian:3.1
 before 2.6.8-16sarge7, plus listed versions
2.6.8-162.6.8-16sarge12.6.8-16sarge22.6.8-16sarge32.6.8-16sarge42.6.8-16sarge52.6.8-16sarge6
2.6.8-16sarge7
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
kernel-smp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL
0:2.6.9-42.0.3.EL

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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