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CVE-2005-2617

Severity Low
Score 3.6/10

Summary

The syscall32_setup_pages function in syscall32.c for Linux kernel 2.6.12 and later, on the 64-bit x86 platform, does not check the return value of the insert_vm_struct function, which allows local users to trigger a memory leak via a 32-bit application with crafted ELF headers.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published