Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2617 - Unspecified vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6.12
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |