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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-01-19T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:09.581Z

Reserved: 2009-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-4141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-01-19T16:30:00.930

Modified: 2023-02-13T02:20:47.660

Link: CVE-2009-4141

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-4141 - Bugzilla