CVE-2010-0622

Summary

The wake_futex_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly handle certain unlock operations for a Priority Inheritance (PI) futex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving modification of the futex value from user space.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38905
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38905
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc7
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/09/2
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035070.html
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=563091
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51246bfd189064079c54421507236fd2723b18f3
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9655
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/11/2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html

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