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CVE-2009-4141
Published: Jan 19, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4-git1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that include enabling O_ASYNC (aka FASYNC or FIOASYNC) on a locked file, and then closing this file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9201
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37806
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http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/7744108017
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http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
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20100114 Locked fasync file descriptors can be referenced after free in >= 2.6.28
mailing-list
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7054
vdb-entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547906
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39033
third-party-advisory
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38199
third-party-advisory
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RHSA-2010:0095
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2010:0046
vendor-advisory
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SUSE-SA:2010:010
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2010:0161
vendor-advisory
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