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CVE Reference: CVE-2005-2708 |
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Original Page at CVE MITRE: CVE-2005-2708 |
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Description: The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command. |
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CVE Status: Candidate |
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References: SAID Secunia Advisory: SA18523 Secunia Advisory: SA18562 Secunia Advisory: SA18684 REDHAT http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html OVAL http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10649 FEDORA http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded CONFIRM BID 16320 |
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