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The syscall32_setup_pages function in syscall32.c for...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 3, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 17, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Apr 3, 2025

Severity

Low

EPSS score

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Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2005-2617

GHSA ID

GHSA-6gg7-c2v3-mxxq

Source code

No known source code

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