48878 : Fedora Linux Kernel utrace Subsystem utrace_control Function Local DoS
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Sep 30, 2008

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 (Description Provided by CVE) : A certain Fedora patch for the utrace subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.5-28 on Fedora 8, and before 2.6.26.5-45 on Fedora 9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash or hang) via a call to the utrace_control function.

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 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

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