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CVE-2005-2617

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Published: Aug 17, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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3.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Version 2.6.12 rc1
Version 2.6.12 rc4

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