Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itaniumUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpcUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-itanium-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-5-mckinley-smp | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 30, 2005 |
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