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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-02T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:14:55.483Z

Reserved: 2009-09-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3043

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-02T17:30:00.907

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:04:19.360

Link: CVE-2009-3043

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