First published: Sat Jan 10 2009(Updated: )
The ABI in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier on s390, powerpc, sparc64, and mips 64-bit platforms requires that a 32-bit argument in a 64-bit register was properly sign extended when sent from a user-mode application, but cannot verify this, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted system call.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Linux Linux kernel | <=2.6.28 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =5.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =4.0 |
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