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1999 Feb 22
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(Fwd) Linux autofs overflow in 2.0.36+
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Affected: Linux autofs kernel module in linux-2.0.36 to 2.2.1
Type of Problem: Buffer overflow in kernel module.
Effects: Denial of Service, potential root exploit
By: Brian Jones <balif@nacs.net>
Contributors: Patrick Lewis <patrick@apk.net>,
phazer <phazer@battlemech.nws.net>
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Summary
The autofs kernel module does not check the size of the directory names
it receives. It is passed the name and the names length through
de...