CVE-2004-0077
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.
Find out more about CVE-2004-0077 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RHSA-2004:066 | 2004-02-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2004:106 | 2004-04-22 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | RHSA-2004:065 | 2004-02-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RHSA-2004:069 | 2004-02-18 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Paul Starzetz from ISEC for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation