Race condition vulnerability in setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause denial of service and potentially access kernel memory
CVE-2005-0178 · MEDIUM Severity
AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Distribution Independent Linux.