Linux Kernel ptrace Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020362 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020362
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2365
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 25 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.6
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Linux Kernel. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can invoke ptrace and exploit a race condition to cause the target kernel to hang.
Alexey Dobriyan reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can cause the kernel to hang.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:47:41 -0400
Subject: Linux Kernel
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Red Hat:
* Alexey Dobriyan discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel
process-tracing system call, ptrace. A local unprivileged user could
use this flaw to cause a denial of service (kernel hang).
(CVE-2008-2365, Important)
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