Denial of Service Vulnerability in sys_set_mempolicy Function

CVE-2005-3053 · LOW Severity

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

The sys_set_mempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG()) via a negative first argument.

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