DSA-1575 linux-2.6 -- denial of serviceID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7941 | Date: (C)2009-12-15 (M)2023-11-09 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problem: Alexander Viro discovered a race condition in the fcntl code that may permit local users on multi-processor systems to execute parallel code paths that are otherwise prohibited and gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table.