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.
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 | RHSA-2005:092 | 2005-02-18T00:00:00Z |
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| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2005-0179 | 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. |
 Ubuntu USN |
USN-82-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.299Z
Reserved: 2005-01-28T05:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-0178
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-03-07T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-0178
Redhat
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