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30-05-08, 16:36
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 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.
More... (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2137)
More... (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2137)