Integer Overflow in vma_to_resize Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-2496 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Integer overflow in the vma_to_resize function in mm/mremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via a crafted mremap system call that expands a memory mapping.

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