CVE-2005-0977

The CVE-2005-0977 entry concerns the Linux kernel 2.6 tmpfs shmem_nopage function, where the address argument is not properly verified in shmem.c. This allows a local user to trigger a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address. Public advisories (RHSA-2005:366 / CESA-2005:366) indic...