CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The robust futex implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not properly handle processes that make exec system calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges by writing to a memory location in a child process.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | * | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.1 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.2 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.3 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.4 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.5 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.6 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.7 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.27.8 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771764
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8141c7f3e7aee618312fa1c15109e1219de784a7