The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mmap MAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mmap calls.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-29T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.579Z

Reserved: 2008-05-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-2137

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-29T16:32:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:46:10.827

Link: CVE-2008-2137

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