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CVE-2005-0977

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 lo

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Summary

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.

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References 7

oval.cisecurity.org

linux.bkbits.net

redhat.com

usn.ubuntu.com

securityfocus.com

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