Vulnerability: Lack of Guard Page Protection in Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) Platforms

Vulnerability: Lack of Guard Page Protection in Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) Platforms

CVE-2005-1764 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

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