CVE-2004-0491 | BDVDB-2026-7841 Detail
Description#
The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10672
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126411
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108087017610947&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13769
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.