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Linux Kernel IO Bitmap Access Permissions Inheritance Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA11577
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Release Date:
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2004-05-10
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Last Update:
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2007-08-14
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Popularity:
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11,141 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Linux Kernel 2.6.x
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Description:
Stas Sergeev has reported a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to the "exit_thread()" function not invalidating per-TSS IO bitmap pointers before certain processes exit. This may result in other processes inheriting the IO access permissions.
Version 2.6.5 is reportedly affected. Other versions may also be vulnerable.
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