high7.2
CVE-2005-0403
init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty's in multi-threaded applications, wh…
Impact
init_dev in tty_io.c in the Red Hat backport of NPTL to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not properly clear controlling tty's in multi-threaded applications, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain tty access via unknown attack vectors that trigger an access of a pointer to a freed structure.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 3.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 3.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144059
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9435
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-293.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=144059
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9435