CVE-2010-4248 in Linux Kernel
Summary
Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.
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Reservation
11/16/2010
Disclosure
11/30/2010
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VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55567 | Linux Kernel de_thread race condition | 362 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2010-4248 |