Description
The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdfExploit
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283
- http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdfExploit
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 30, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified