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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