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CVE-2003-0985

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2004-01-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References