Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10400
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title: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.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2005-0977
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • OR CentOS Linux 4.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 4.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-smp-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.5.EL
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