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CVE-2010-4248
Published: Nov 30, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.
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References
42789
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2011-0024
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
RHSA-2011:0004
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
46397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2011:0007
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
45028
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20101124 Re: CVE request: kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
42890
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656264
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2011:029
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
[oss-security] 20101123 CVE request: kernel: posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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