Description
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a (1) read or (2) write operation.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/28/1 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/7 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652122 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/1 ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565790 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/2 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64580 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/30/6 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b525c06cdbd8a3963f0173ccd23f9147d4c384b5 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 ↗