CVE-2005-0736 - Stellular Slaps

Description

Integer overflow in sys_epoll_wait in eventpoll.c for Linux kernel 2.6 to 2.6.11 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory via a large number of events.

Reference

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-March/032314.html http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12763 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9870 http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@422dd06a1p5PsyFhoGAJseinjEq3ew?nav=index.html|ChangeSet@-1d https://usn.ubuntu.com/95-1/