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CVE-2010-4346
medium
Description
The install_special_mapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected security_file_mmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmap_min_addr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-language application.
References
https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/9/222
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=662189
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45323
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://secunia.com/advisories/42570
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/10/2