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CVE-2005-3356

The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of mult

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Summary

The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.

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References 18

kernel.org

secunia.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

mandriva.com

oval.cisecurity.org

rhn.redhat.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

novell.com

securityfocus.com

lists.suse.de

debian.org

usn.ubuntu.com