Null pointer dereference

The installspecialmapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected securityfilemmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmapminaddr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-languag...

CVE-2010-4346

The installspecialmapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected securityfilemmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmapminaddr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-languag...

Debian DSA-1845-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service, privilege escalation

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-1895 Julien Tinnes and Tavis Ormandy reported an issue in the Linux...