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CVE-2010-5328

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapp

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Summary

include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.

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Affected versions

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References 10

git.kernel.org

GitHub · torvalds/linux

ftp.naist.jp

openwall.com

securityfocus.com

bugzilla.redhat.com