Candidate: CVE-2004-1074
References: 
 MLIST:[linux-kernel] 20041111 a.out issue
 URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=110021173607372&w=2
 CONECTIVA:CLA-2005:930
 URL:http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
 FEDORA:FLSA:2336
 URL:https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2005:022
 URL:http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022
 TRUSTIX:2005-0001
 URL:http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/
 BUGTRAQ:20041216 [USN-39-1] Linux amd64 kernel vulnerability
 URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110322596918807&w=2
 XF:linux-aout-binary-dos(18290)
 URL:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18290
Description: 
 The binfmt functionality in the Linux kernel, when "memory overcommit" is
 enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) via a
 malformed a.out binary.
Notes: 
 From Joey's 2.4.18-14.4 changelog:
  * Applied patch by Chris Wright to not insert overlapping regions in
    setup_arg_pages() [fs/exec.c, associated to CAN-2004-1074]
  * Applied patch by Chris Wright to fix error handling in do_brk() when
    setting up bss in a.out [fs/binfmt_aout.c, CAN-2004-1074]
Bugs: 
upstream: released (2.6.10)
linux-2.6.16: N/A
linux-2.6: N/A
2.6.8-sarge-security: released (2.6.8-11) [binfmt-huge-vma-dos.dpatch, binfmt-huge-vma-dos2.dpatch]
2.4.27-sarge-security: released (2.4.27-7) [114-binfmt_aout-CVE-2004-1074.diff]
2.4.19-woody-security: released (2.4.19-4.woody3)
2.4.18-woody-security: released (2.4.18-14.4)
2.4.17-woody-security: released (2.4.17-1woody4)
2.4.16-woody-security: released (2.4.16-1woody3)
2.4.17-woody-security-hppa: released (32.5)
2.4.17-woody-security-ia64: released (011226.18)
2.4.18-woody-security-hppa: released (62.4)