CVE - CVE-2016-6522

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6522	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer overflow in the uvm_map_isavail function in uvm/uvm_map.c in OpenBSD 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a crafted mmap call, which triggers the new mapping to overlap with an existing mapping.
References
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BID:92264 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92264 CONFIRM:http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.9/common/023_uvmisavail.patch.sig MLIST:[oss-security] 20160802 CVE Request: Denial-of-Service / Unexploitable Memory Corruption in mmap() on OpenBSD URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/8 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160802 Re: CVE Request: Denial-of-Service / Unexploitable Memory Corruption in mmap() on OpenBSD URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/12
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160802	Disclaimer: The record 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 (20160802)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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