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.
Software | From | Fixed in |
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linux / linux_kernel | 2.6.12-rc1 | 2.6.12-rc1.x |
linux / linux_kernel | 2.6.12-rc4 | 2.6.12-rc4.x |