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CVE-2005-0001

Race condition in the page fault handler (fault.c) for Linux kernel 2.2.x to 2.2.7, 2.4 to 2.4.29, and 2.6 to 2.6.10, when running on multiprocessor machines, …

Impact

Race condition in the page fault handler (fault.c) for Linux kernel 2.2.x to 2.2.7, 2.4 to 2.4.29, and 2.6 to 2.6.10, when running on multiprocessor machines, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via concurrent threads that share the same virtual memory space and simultaneously request stack expansion.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.2.7, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 3.0, 4.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Versions 3.0, 4.0
TrustixSecure Linux
Versions 2, 2.1, 2.2

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