Linux Kernel mremap System Call Vulnerability

CVE-2003-0985 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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