CVE-2008-6107
Published: 10 February 2009
The (1) sys32_mremap function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c, the (2) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c, and the (3) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.4, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mremap MREMAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mremap calls, a related issue to CVE-2008-2137.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Sparc syscalls did not correctly check mmap regions. A local attacker could cause a system panic, leading to a denial of service.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
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gutsy |
Does not exist
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hardy |
Released
(2.6.24-23.52)
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intrepid |
Released
(2.6.27-11.31)
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upstream |
Released
(2.6.25.4)
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.6.15-54.76)
|
gutsy |
Does not exist
|
|
hardy |
Does not exist
|
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intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
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linux-source-2.6.22 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
gutsy |
Released
(2.6.22-16.62)
|
|
hardy |
Does not exist
|
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intrepid |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Needs triage
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