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CVE-2005-0178

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel me…

Impact

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NetkitLinux Netkit
Versions 0.17, 0.17.17
VserverLinux-Vserver
Versions 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 1.23, 1.24
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5

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