CVE-2003-0985
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (kernel) | RHSA-2003:416 | 2004-01-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2003:418 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2003:419 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RHSA-2003:417 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RHSA-2003:417 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RHSA-2003:417 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RHSA-2003:417 | 2004-01-05 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | RHSA-2003:417 | 2004-01-05 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Paul Starzetz from ISEC for disclosing this issue as well as Andrea Arcangeli and Solar Designer for working on the patch.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation