CVE-2009-4271

CVE-2009-4271 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault.

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