CVE-2009-4895

Race condition in the tty_fasync function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to the put_tty_queue and __f_setown functions. NOTE: the vulnerability was addressed in a different way in 2.6.32.9.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Dec 2023, 15:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-476
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=703625118069f9f8960d356676662d3db5a9d116', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=703625118069f9f8960d356676662d3db5a9d116', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=703625118069f9f8960d356676662d3db5a9d116 - Broken Link
CVSS v2 : 4.7
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.7
v3 : 4.7

Information

Published : 2010-09-08 20:00

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54


NVD link : CVE-2009-4895

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4895

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4895


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

debian

  • debian_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference