GHSA-78xv-7m57-c2v6

GHSA-78xv-7m57-c2v6 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 1, 2022

The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 1, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-78xv-7m57-c2v6
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-78xv-7m57-c2v6

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-78xv-7m57-c2v6/fixes/registry"

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