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CVE-2005-0977
Published: Apr 5, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10400
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2005:366
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-103-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
12970
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
FLSA:157459-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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