CVE-2008-2137

no score yetEPSS 0.4%

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.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2008-05-29
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
linux:linux_kernel

References

http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git-commits-head/2008/5/8/1760604
http://secunia.com/advisories/30368
http://secunia.com/advisories/30499
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1588

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