Description
init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty's in multi-threaded applications, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain tty access via unknown attack vectors that trigger an access of a pointer to a freed structure.
Published: 2005-09-01
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-0404 init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty's in multi-threaded applications, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain tty access via unknown attack vectors that trigger an access of a pointer to a freed structure.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:13:54.186Z

Reserved: 2005-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0403

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-01T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0403

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2005-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-0403 - Bugzilla

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