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Kernel: ipc,shm: oops caused by shm_file deletion race condition

Published Dec 9, 2013

Description

Multiple race conditions in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that uses shmctl IPC_RMID operations in conjunction with other shm system calls.

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Remediation

Red Hat statement

This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 9, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Nov 21, 2013