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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EUVD-2005-0978 | 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:35:58.930Z
Reserved: 2005-04-05T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-0977

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-0977


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