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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

Published Aug 17, 2005

Description

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.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 17, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2617
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2005-2617
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2005-2617