CVE-2005-0403

security flaw

Published Sep 1, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 1, 2005, 10:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 8, 2005, 12:00 AM