CVE-2005-1764 Information

Description

Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Reference

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1678/ http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13904 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43324