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CVE-2005-0003

The 64 bit ELF support in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.10, on 64-bit architectures, does not properly check for overlapping VMA (virtual memo

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Summary

The 64 bit ELF support in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.10, on 64-bit architectures, does not properly check for overlapping VMA (virtual memory address) allocations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted ELF or a.out file.

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Affected versions

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References 18

secunia.com

debian.org

mandriva.com

novell.com

redhat.com

linux.bkbits.net

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

trustix.org

securityfocus.com

oval.cisecurity.org

securitytracker.com