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CVE-2008-6107

Published: Feb 10, 2009

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The (1) sys32_mremap function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c, the (2) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c, and the (3) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.4, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mremap MREMAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mremap calls, a related issue to CVE-2008-2137.

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affected
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References

33836
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
ADV-2008-1655
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
USN-751-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1020120
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
30258
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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