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CVE-2005-0937
Published: Mar 30, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform get_user calls while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40421cfc11zFsK9gxvSJ2t__FCmuUd3Q
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/2/22/123
x_refsource_MISC
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10037
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
RHSA-2005:420
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
FLSA:157459-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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