Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://osvdb.org/35927
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25080Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017979
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23720
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9447
- http://osvdb.org/35927
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25080Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017979
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0169.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23720
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227952
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34128
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9447
Timeline
- Published
- May 2, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified