CVE-2008-2137

Severity

44%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.4. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Linux Kernel

First reported 16 years ago

2008-05-29 16:32:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:25:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.6.0

2.6.0

Linux Kernel 2.6.1

2.6.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.2

2.6.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.3

2.6.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.4

2.6.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.5

2.6.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.6

2.6.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.7

2.6.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.8

2.6.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.9

2.6.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.10

2.6.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.11

2.6.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4

2.6.11.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5

2.6.11.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6

2.6.11.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7

2.6.11.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8

2.6.11.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11

2.6.11.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12

2.6.11.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.12

2.6.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1

2.6.12.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2

2.6.12.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3

2.6.12.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4

2.6.12.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5

2.6.12.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6

2.6.12.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.13

2.6.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1

2.6.13.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2

2.6.13.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3

2.6.13.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4

2.6.13.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.14

2.6.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1

2.6.14.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2

2.6.14.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3

2.6.14.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4

2.6.14.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5

2.6.14.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.15

2.6.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1

2.6.15.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2

2.6.15.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3

2.6.15.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4

2.6.15.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5

2.6.15.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.11

2.6.15.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.16

2.6.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13

2.6.16.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27

2.6.16.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.17

2.6.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1

2.6.17.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2

2.6.17.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3

2.6.17.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5

2.6.17.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6

2.6.17.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7

2.6.17.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8

2.6.17.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10

2.6.17.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11

2.6.17.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12

2.6.17.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13

2.6.17.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14

2.6.17.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.18

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1

2.6.18.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3

2.6.18.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4

2.6.18.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.19

2.6.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1

2.6.19.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2

2.6.19.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.20

2.6.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1

2.6.20.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2

2.6.20.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3

2.6.20.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4

2.6.20.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5

2.6.20.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8

2.6.20.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9

2.6.20.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11

2.6.20.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13

2.6.20.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15

2.6.20.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.21

2.6.21

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1

2.6.21.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2

2.6.21.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4

2.6.21.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6

2.6.21.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7

2.6.21.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.22

2.6.22

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3

2.6.22.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4

2.6.22.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5

2.6.22.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6

2.6.22.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7

2.6.22.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8

2.6.22.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11

2.6.22.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12

2.6.22.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13

2.6.22.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14

2.6.22.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15

2.6.22.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16

2.6.22.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17

2.6.22.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.23

2.6.23

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1

2.6.23.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2

2.6.23.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3

2.6.23.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4

2.6.23.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5

2.6.23.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6

2.6.23.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7

2.6.23.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9

2.6.23.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14

2.6.23.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1

2.6.24.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2

2.6.24.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.25

2.6.25

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1

2.6.25.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2

2.6.25.2

References

[git-commits-head] 20080507 sparc: Fix mmap VA span checking.

Exploit

30368

Vendor Advisory

30499

31107

DSA-1588

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3

29397

1020119

USN-625-1

ADV-2008-1716

linux-kernel-mmap-dos(42681)

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