Description
Integer overflow in the oom_badness function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8 on 64-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or process termination) by using a certain large amount of memory.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat MRG 2 | kernel-rt +10 | 3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt | RHSA-2012:0333 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2012:0333 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20111031 Re: CVE request: kernel: oom: fix integer overflow of points in oom_badness mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750399
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56c6a8a4aadca809e04276eabe5552935c51387f