CVE-2009-4895
CVSS 4.7 - MEDIUM
Description
Race condition in the tty_fasync function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, related to the put_tty_queue and __f_setown functions. NOTE: the vulnerability was addressed in a different way in 2.6.32.9.
Affected Products
8| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
All versions
|
| debian | debian_linux |
5.0
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
6.06
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
8.04
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
9.04
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
9.10
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
10.04
|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
10.10
|
References
Weakness Types
CWE-362
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2009-4895- Published:
- 2010-09-08
- Modified:
- 2026-04-29
- CVSS Score:
- 4.7
- Severity:
- MEDIUM
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Vendors
linux
debian
canonical
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL