Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_netkit | Netkit | 0.17 (including) | 0.17 (including) |
| Linux_netkit | Netkit | 0.17.17 (including) | 0.17.17 (including) |
| Linux-vserver | Vserver | 1.20 (including) | 1.20 (including) |
| Linux-vserver | Vserver | 1.21 (including) | 1.21 (including) |
| Linux-vserver | Vserver | 1.22 (including) | 1.22 (including) |
| Linux-vserver | Vserver | 1.23 (including) | 1.23 (including) |
| Linux-vserver | Vserver | 1.24 (including) | 1.24 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.17 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |