CVE-2008-2137
The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in…
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- mitre
Description
The (1) sparc_mmap_check function in arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc.c and the (2) sparc64_mmap_check function in arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc.c, in the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.5 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.3, omit some virtual-address range (aka span) checks when the mmap MAP_FIXED bit is not set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified mmap calls.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 17 days later
· 17 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- linux-kernel-mmap-dos(42681) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30368 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1716 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1020119 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 30499 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1588 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 29397 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 31107 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [git-commits-head] 20080507 sparc: Fix mmap VA span checking. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-625-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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