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CVE-2007-0771

The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attac…

Impact

The utrace support in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and other versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) related to "MT exec + utrace_attach spin failure mode," as demonstrated by ptrace-thrash.c.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.6.18, 2.6.18.1, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.18.3, 2.6.18.4
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Version 5.0

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