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CVE-2009-4271
Published: Mar 19, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=548876
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RHSA-2010:0146
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20100317 CVE-2009-4271 kernel: 32bit process on 64bit system DoS
mailing-list
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10248
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