The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The futex_wait function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly maintain a certain reference count during requeue operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers a zero count.
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1365.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ada876a8703f23befbb20a7465a702ee39b1704
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1763.html
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1094455
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