Description
The shmat system call in the System V Shared Memory interface for FreeBSD 5.2 and earlier, NetBSD 1.3 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.6 and earlier, does not properly decrement a shared memory segment's reference count when the vm_map_find function fails, which could allow local users to gain read or write access to a portion of kernel memory and gain privileges.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2004-0114 | The shmat system call in the System V Shared Memory interface for FreeBSD 5.2 and earlier, NetBSD 1.3 and earlier, and OpenBSD 2.6 and earlier, does not properly decrement a shared memory segment's reference count when the vm_map_find function fails, which could allow local users to gain read or write access to a portion of kernel memory and gain privileges. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.552Z
Reserved: 2004-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2004-0114
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Status : Modified
Published: 2004-03-03T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2004-0114
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Weaknesses
EUVD