The sys_set_mempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG()) via a negative first argument.
Synopsis
kernel security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Topic
Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and a pageattribute mapping bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 This update has been rated as having important security impact by theRed Hat Security Re ...
A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in the
sys_set_mempolicy() function By calling the function with a negative
first argument, a local attacker could cause a kernel crash
(CAN-2005-3053) ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux
kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary
code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the
following problems:
CVE-2004-1017
Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which might be usable
as a denial of ...
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