fs/exec.c in Linux 2.6, when one thread is tracing another thread that shares the same memory map, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by forcing a core dump when the traced thread is in the TASK_TRACED state.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.0 (including) | 2.6.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.9-11.EL | * |