CVE-2008-2137
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 29, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- May 12, 2008
Description
The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mmap MAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mmap calls.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- linux-kernel-mmap-dos(42681)vdb-entry
- 30368third-party-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3
- ADV-2008-1716vdb-entry
- 1020119vdb-entry
- 30499third-party-advisory
- DSA-1588vendor-advisory
- 29397vdb-entry
- 31107third-party-advisory
- [git-commits-head] 20080507 sparc: Fix mmap VA span checking.mailing-list
- USN-625-1vendor-advisory
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