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HIGH

kernel: insufficient range checks in fault handlers with mremap

Published Feb 8, 2008

Description

Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

References (41)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Feb 8, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 3, 2007
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Feb 8, 2008