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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2137
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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2008-2137

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 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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA30368
  Secunia Advisory: SA31107

MLIST
  http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git-commits-head/2008/5/8/1760604

DEBIAN
  http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588

CONFIRM
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3

BID
  29397


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