CVE-2006-2445

Race condition in runposixcputimers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service BUGON crash by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting...

CVE-2006-2445

CVE-2006-2445 is a race-condition bug in Linux kernels prior to 2.6.16.21 affecting run_posix_cpu_timers. A local attacker can trigger a denial-of-service (BUG_ON crash) by attaching a timer to a process that is exiting on a single CPU. The connected SUSE/Ubuntu/Mandriva advisories describe the s...