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CVE-2011-2211
Published: Jun 13, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The osf_wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform uses an incorrect pointer, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
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[oss-security] 20110615 Re: CVE request: kernel: alpha: fix several security issues
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