The wake_futex_pi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly handle certain unlock operations for a Priority Inheritance (PI) futex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) and possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving modification of the futex value from user space.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-02-15T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:52:19.624Z

Reserved: 2010-02-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-0622

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-02-15T18:30:00.800

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:12:35.893

Link: CVE-2010-0622

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0622 - Bugzilla