Upstream information
Description
Race condition in run_posix_cpu_timers in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.21 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON crash) by causing one CPU to attach a timer to a process that is exiting.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:042, published Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:49:16 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:16:18 2023