CVE-2011-2211

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.

🔗 References (8)

• secalert@redhathttp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
• secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f