CVE-2009-4141

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2010-01-19
Last modified
2024-08-07
Weaknesses
CWE-399

Affected products

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