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CVE-2006-4538

Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malf

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Summary

Linux kernel 2.6.17 and earlier, when running on IA64 or SPARC platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed ELF file that triggers memory maps that cross region boundaries.

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 25

novell.com

oval.cisecurity.org

redhat.com

secunia.com

rhn.redhat.com

support.avaya.com

kernel.org

us.debian.org

ubuntu.com

vupen.com

lkml.org

securityfocus.com

mandriva.com