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CVE-2005-0178
Published: Feb 16, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4041ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10647
vdb-entry
signature
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12598
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2005:092
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20050215 [USN-82-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
CLA-2005:930
vendor-advisory
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