#VU99733 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0178 

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#VU99733 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0178

Published: March 7, 2005 / Updated: October 11, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99733
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0178
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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