oval:org.mitre.oval:def:837
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:837 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:837 | ||
Title: | Red Hat Linux Kernel do_mremap Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | ||
Description: | The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2004-0077 | Version: | 2 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Linux 9 | Product(s): | mremap |
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