Linux Kernel do_mremap Function VMA Limit Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Threat level definition

Linux Kernel do_mremap Function VMA Limit Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

References:

Linux kernel do_mremap VMA limit local privilege escalation vulnerability (Paul Starzetz)
Linux kernel mremap-unmap exploit (CORE Security)
VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Security Update - kernel (VMWare)
VMware ESX Server 2.0 Security Update - kernel (VMWare)
VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Security Update - kernel (VMWare)
Hotfix for new mremap vulnerability (=?ISO-8859-2?Q?Pavel_harry=5Fx_Pal=E1t?= )
mremap(2) full details available (Paul Starzetz )
Re: Second critical mremap() bug found in all Linux kernels ("Steve Bremer" )
Re: Second critical mremap() bug found in all Linux kernels (Dan Yefimov )

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