Vulnerability in Gentoo Linux
CVE-2004-1983
The arch_get_unmapped_area function in mmap.c in the PaX patches for Linux kernel 2.6, when Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gentoo Linux — versions 1.4
- The_pax_team Pax_linux — versions 2.6.5
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)