The syscall32_setup_pages function in syscall32.c for Linux kernel 2.6.12 and later, on the 64-bit x86 platform, does not check the return value of the insert_vm_struct function, which allows local users to trigger a memory leak via a 32-bit application with crafted ELF headers.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2005-08-17T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.815Z
Reserved: 2005-08-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-2617
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2005-08-17T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:59:58.630
Link: CVE-2005-2617
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