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Race condition in the do_setlk function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors resulting in an interrupted RPC call that leads to a stray FL_POSIX lock related to improper handling of a race between fcntl and close in the EINTR case.

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9233

Race condition in the do_setlk function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors resulting in an interrupted RPC call that leads to a stray FL_POSIX lock related to improper handling of a race between fcntl and close in the EINTR case.

Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
  • Oracle Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Oracle Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • CentOS Linux 4
  • CentOS Linux 5
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
  • CVE-2008-4307
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