CVE-2009-4895

kernel: tty->pgrp races

Published Sep 8, 2010 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2094-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1000-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:17 AM
Reserved
Jun 15, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 8, 2010, 8:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:14 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 17, 2009, 12:00 AM