102803 – Memory leak on 64 bit platforms (CAN-2005-2617)

Bug 102803 - Memory leak on 64 bit platforms (CAN-2005-2617)

Summary: Memory leak on 64 bit platforms (CAN-2005-2617)

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 102582

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/ke...
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Reported:	2005-08-17 02:56 UTC by Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED)
Modified:	2007-08-16 18:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-17 02:56:22 UTC

The syscall32_setup_pages function in syscall32.c for Linux kernel 
2.6.x, 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.

Comment 1 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-19 11:36:59 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 102582 ***