Linux Kernel wake_futex_pi() State Error Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023643 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1023643
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0622
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 23 2010
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.6.33-rc7
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can exploit a flaw in the futex subsystem to introduce an invalid futex state and cause the target system to crash.
Jermome Marchand reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.6.33-rc7).
A source code fix is also available at:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:51:32 +0000
Subject: Linux Kernel
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CVE-2010-0622
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
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