Explain CVE-2010-0291
The Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (panic) by calling the (1) mmap or (2) mremap function, aka the "do_mremap() mess" or "mremap/mmap mess."
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ecc1a8993751de4e82eb18640d631dae1f626bd6'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://groups.google.co.jp/group/fa.linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/8bf22336b1082090'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0ec62d290912bb4b989be7563851bc364ec73b56'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100120 Re: CVE request - kernel: untangle the do_mremap() mess', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126400443123998&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=05d72faa6d13c9d857478a5d35c85db9adada685'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54f5de709984bae0d31d823ff03de755f9dcac54'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100120 Re: CVE request - kernel: untangle the do_mremap() mess', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126399980216047&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11824', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11824'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20100114 [PATCH 01/52] untangle the do_mremap() mess', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/msg/895f20870532241e'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e77414e0aad6a1b063ba5e5750c582c75327ea6a'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100120 Re: CVE request - kernel: untangle the do_mremap() mess', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126396065732697&w=2'}, {'name': '[linux-kernel] 20091205 [RFC][PATCHSET] mremap/mmap mess', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=linux-arch&m=126004438008670&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f106af4e90eadd76cfc0b5325f659619e08fb762'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100120 Re: CVE request - 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CVE State: PUBLISHED