CWE Code: 399
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Resource Management Errors
Summary: use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4-git1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that include enabling o_async (aka fasync or fioasync) on a locked file, and then closing this file. per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

cwe-416: use after free
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2010-01-19
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19