CVE-2008-6107

Linux kernel <2.6.25.4 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The (1) sys32_mremap function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c, the (2) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c, and the (3) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.4, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mremap MREMAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mremap calls, a related issue to CVE-2008-2137.

Scores

EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.3%

Classification

CWE
CWE-399
Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.24.4
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
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linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
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linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Feb 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026