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Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-4170: ELSA-2015-2152: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-4170: ELSA-2015-2152: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/02/2016
Created
10/18/2024
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

Race condition in the ldsem_cmpxchg function in drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13-rc4-next-20131218 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ldsem_down_read and ldsem_down_write deadlock) by establishing a new tty thread during shutdown of a previous tty thread.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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