>> Linux Kernel "fcntl_setlk()" and "close()" Race Prevention Vulnerability
Title : Linux Kernel "fcntl_setlk()" and "close()" Race Prevention Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1451 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1669
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-05-08
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused by a race condition in the "fcntl_setlk()" function when handling locks on SMP systems, which could allow a process that belongs to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table.
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