The osf_wait4 function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform uses an incorrect pointer, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing a certain integer value to kernel memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-06-13T10:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.441Z
Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-2211
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-06-13T10:24:54.607
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:27:49.537
Link: CVE-2011-2211
Redhat
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