Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Off-by-one error in the bpf_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.8, when BPF JIT is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a long jump after a conditional jump.
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Remediation
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a03ffcf873fe0f2565386ca8ef832144c42e67fa
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/18/6
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