The tty_ldisc_hangup function in drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc before 2.6.31-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash, sometimes preceded by a NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges via certain pseudo-terminal I/O activity, as demonstrated by KernelTtyTest.c.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
The EPSS score is 0.00128.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:55.483Z
Reserved: 2009-09-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-3043

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-09-02T17:30:00.907
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-3043

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