Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10672
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title:The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.
Description:The linux-2.4.21-mlock.patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly maintain the mlock page count when one process unlocks pages that belong to another process, which allows local users to mlock more memory than specified by the rlimit.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2004-0491
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-BOOT is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-smp-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-source is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.4.21-32.0.1.EL
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