CVE-2009-3547

Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname.

Date published : 2009-11-04

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded