Description
Race condition in the tty_fasync function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to the put_tty_queue and __f_setown functions. NOTE: the vulnerability was addressed in a different way in 2.6.32.9.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2094-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1000-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1074-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1074-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1083-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:26.064Z
Reserved: 2010-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-4895
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Status : Modified
Published: 2010-09-08T20:00:02.620
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2009-4895
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN