Integer Overflow in sys_oabi_semtimedop Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-1759 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Integer overflow in the sys_oabi_semtimedop function in arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the ARM platform, when CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by providing a crafted argument and leveraging a race condition.

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