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FreeBSD "PT_LWPINFO" Ptrace Command Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA22367
Release Date: 2006-10-11
Popularity: 6,096 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Unpatched

OS:FreeBSD 6.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a signedness error in the "PT_LWPINFO" ptrace command and can be exploited to trigger a kernel panic or potentially corrupt user-space memory.

The vulnerability is reported in version 6.0-RELEASE and does reportedly not affect 6.1-RELEASE. Other versions may also be affected.

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