{"cve":"CVE-2009-3888","nvd":{"published":"2009-11-16T19:30:00.937","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:34.690","status":"Modified","description":"The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management unit, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via an application that attempts to allocate a large amount of memory.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-399"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=89a8640279f8bb78aaf778d1fc5c4a6778f18064","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.6","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/09/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/3","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3888","score":0.00749,"percentile":0.54942,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}