SB2005031501 - Race condition in Linux kernel
Published: March 15, 2005
Security Bulletin ID
SB2005031501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0767)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Race condition in the Radeon DRI driver for Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 allows local users with DRI privileges to execute arbitrary code as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.