The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 calls the kern_path function with arguments taken directly from a mount system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value for the device name.
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References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/5
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
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