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CVE-2009-0935

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The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device’s event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.

Date published : 2009-03-17

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3

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