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CVE-2008-2137

Published: 29 May 2008

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

David Miller and Jan Lieskovsky discovered that the Sparc kernel did not correctly range-check memory regions allocated with mmap. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.26~rc2)
dapper
Released (2.6.15-52.69)
feisty Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.20
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.26~rc2)
dapper Does not exist

feisty
Released (2.6.20-17.37)
gutsy Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

linux-source-2.6.22
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.26~rc2)
dapper Does not exist

feisty Does not exist

gutsy
Released (2.6.22-15.56)
hardy Does not exist

linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.26~rc2)
dapper Does not exist

feisty Does not exist

gutsy Does not exist

hardy
Released (2.6.24-19.36)