CVE-2005-0977

Low

Description

The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 2, 2005
First seenMay 2, 2005

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.8.1.5—

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