DSA-1864 linux-2.6.24 -- privilege escalationID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8131 | Date: (C)2009-12-15 (M)2024-02-19 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problem: Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tinnes discovered an issue with how the sendpage function is initialized in the proto_ops structure. Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.