CVE-2005-0977 | BDVDB-2026-9193 Detail
Description#
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
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%3A10400
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsg
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/103-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12970
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/5/111
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.