CVE - CVE-2008-2137

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-2137	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MLIST:[git-commits-head] 20080507 sparc: Fix mmap VA span checking. URL:http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git-commits-head/2008/5/8/1760604 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3 CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5 DEBIAN:DSA-1588 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588 UBUNTU:USN-625-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1 BID:29397 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29397 SECTRACK:1020119 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020119 SECUNIA:30368 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30368 SECUNIA:31107 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31107 SECUNIA:30499 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/30499 VUPEN:ADV-2008-1716 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1716/references XF:linux-kernel-mmap-dos(42681) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42681
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Date Entry Created
20080512	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080512)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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