Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.4.19 and Earlier

CVE-2004-1057 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Multiple drivers in Linux kernel 2.4.19 and earlier do not properly mark memory with the VM_IO flag, which causes incorrect reference counts and may lead to a denial of service (kernel panic) when accessing freed kernel pages.

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