A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x...
Vulnerability Description
A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer in Linux kernel 2.6.x up to 2.6.5 and 2.4 up to 2.4.29-rc1 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory via a large len argument, which is received as an int but cast to a short, which prevents a read loop from filling a buffer.
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16759
- http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0313.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
- http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0404.2/0743.html
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