*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
Race condition in the __exit_signal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux
kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service
via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader
in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group
leader in the de_thread function in fs/exec.c.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Medium
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Natty)
Importance: Medium
Assignee: Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Dapper)
Importance: Medium
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Hardy)
Importance: Medium
Status: New
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Karmic)
Importance: Medium
Status: New
** Tags: kernel-cve-tracker
** Visibility changed to: Public
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Hardy)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Dapper)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Natty)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Karmic)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Natty)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Andy Whitcroft (apw)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Andy Whitcroft (apw)
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Natty)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Maverick)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Hardy)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Dapper)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Karmic)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/711780
Title:
CVE-2010-4248
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