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CVE-2014-3122

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.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0008 (0.1%)
Percentile: 24.4%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kernelcanonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linux

Technical description

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.

Published: 5/11/2014, 9:55:06 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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