Description
The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36200 ↗
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/06/2 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70d715fd0597f18528f389b5ac59102263067744 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52317 ↗
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 ↗