Red Hat Linux Kernel NPTL tty DoS

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Added by: A^C^E
Date: 01.05.05
Time: 11:19:25
Category: Vulns
Source: http://www.osvdb.org/displayvuln.php?osvdb_id=1580…

Description:

The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user could take control of a pointer to a freed tty structure, which causes the kernel to crash resulting in a loss of availability.

Link: Addict3d.org