Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0178
Published: March 7, 2005 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99733
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0178
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-0178
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@41ddda70CWJb5nNL71T4MOlG2sMG8A
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846102231365&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12598
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10647