CVE-2009-4895

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…

published September 8, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00263 · 17.1th percentile
Published
2010-09-08T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 SEP 19:00Z
    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…
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