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Bug 320965 (CVE-2010-1162) - Kernel: release_one_tty() privilege escalation (CVE-2010-1162)
Summary: Kernel: release_one_tty() privilege escalation (CVE-2010-1162)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2010-1162
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard: [ linux < 2.6.34-rc4 ]
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Reported: 2010-05-21 22:01 UTC by Stefan Behte (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-15 20:02 UTC (History)
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Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev Security 2010-05-21 22:01:04 UTC 
CVE-2010-1162 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1162):
  The release_one_tty function in drivers/char/tty_io.c in the Linux
  kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 omits certain required calls to the put_pid
  function, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.