Definition

The do_pages_move function in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not validate node values which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory locations cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact by specifying a node that is not part of the kernel's node set.

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The do_pages_move function in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not validate node values which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory locations cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact by specifying a node that is not part of the kernel's node set.

Family:

unix

Status:

ACCEPTED

Platform(s):

Oracle Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Class:

vulnerability

Reference(s):

CVE-2010-0415

Product(s):