Explain 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, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via concurrent threads that share the same virtual memory space and simultaneously request stack expansion.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20163', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20163'}, {'name': '13822', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/13822'}, {'name': 'DSA-1082', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2005:022', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:022'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:017', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html'}, {'name': 'FLSA:2336', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336'}, {'name': '20050112 Linux kernel i386 SMP page fault handler privilege escalation', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110554694522719&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10322', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10322'}, {'name': 'DSA-1070', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:016', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-016.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:043', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-043.html'}, {'name': '2005-0001', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0001/'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2005:092', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html'}, {'name': 'linux-fault-handler-gain-privileges(18849)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18849'}, {'name': 'DSA-1067', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067'}, {'name': 'DSA-1069', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069'}, {'name': 'CLA-2005:930', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930'}, {'name': '20050114 [USN-60-0] Linux kernel vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110581146702951&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0022-pagefault.txt'}, {'name': '20050112 Linux kernel i386 SMP page fault handler privilege escalation', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_FULLDISC'], 'url': 'http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030826.html'}, {'name': '20202', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20202'}, {'name': '12244', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12244'}, {'name': '20338', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/20338'}, {'name': '1012862', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1012862'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED