The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2010-12-22T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:43:14.810Z
Reserved: 2010-11-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-4346
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2010-12-22T21:00:19.100
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:20:44.853
Link: CVE-2010-4346
Redhat