Re: {2.6.22.y} CVE-2007-6434

[Oliver Pinter]

ok, thanks

On 2/4/08, Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Oliver Pinter (oliver.pntr@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > mainline: ecaf18c15aac8bb9bed7b7aa0e382fe252e275d5
> >
> > --->8---
> > commit ecaf18c15aac8bb9bed7b7aa0e382fe252e275d5
> > Author: Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date:   Tue Dec 4 23:45:31 2007 -0800
> >
> >     VM/Security: add security hook to do_brk
> >
> >     Given a specifically crafted binary do_brk() can be used to get low
> pages
> >     available in userspace virtual memory and can thus be used to
> circumvent
> >     the mmap_min_addr low memory protection.  Add security checks in
> do_brk().
>
> All of the low mmap addr stuff isn't added until 2.6.23.
>
> thanks,
> -chris
>


-- 
Thanks,
Oliver
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