CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.9
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: stack consumption vulnerability in the do_page_fault function in arch/x86/mm/fault.c in the linux kernel before 2.6.28.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine that has a registered kprobes probe.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/NONE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-02-17
Last Modified Date: 2012-03-19
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CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.9
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: stack consumption vulnerability in the do_page_fault function in arch/x86/mm/fault.c in the linux kernel before 2.6.28.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine that has a registered kprobes probe.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/NONE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-02-17
Last Modified Date: 2012-03-19
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