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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-17T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T01:57:40.253

Link: CVE-2005-2617

cve-icon Redhat

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