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CVE-2009-4895
Published: Sep 8, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the tty_fasync function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to the put_tty_queue and __f_setown functions. NOTE: the vulnerability was addressed in a different way in 2.6.32.9.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20100615 Re: CVE Request - kernel: put_tty_queue NULL pointer deref
mailing-list
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USN-1000-1
vendor-advisory
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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14605
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.6
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[oss-security] 20100615 CVE Request - kernel: put_tty_queue NULL pointer deref
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20100615 Re: CVE Request - kernel: put_tty_queue NULL pointer deref
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20100615 Re: CVE Request - kernel: put_tty_queue NULL pointer deref
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559100
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-2094
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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