The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c
- http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
- http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdf
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283
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