# CVE-2009-3043: The tty\_ldisc\_hangup function in drivers/char/tty\_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc before 2.6.31-rc8 allows local users to cause a deni

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The tty_ldisc_hangup function in drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc before 2.6.31-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash, sometimes preceded by a NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges via certain pseudo-terminal I/O activity, as demonstrated by KernelTtyTest.c.

## What to do

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## References

- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5c58ceff103d8a654f24769bb1baaf84a841b0cc
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/20/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/7
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/20/68
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36191
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/31/1
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/20/27
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33193

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