SB2006062301 - Race condition in Linux kernel

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SB2006062301 - Race condition in Linux kernel

Published: June 23, 2006

Security Bulletin ID SB2006062301
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-2445)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing 1 CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References