Description
include/asm-x86/futex.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 does not properly implement exception fixup, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via an invalid application that triggers a page fault.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | kernel +12 | 2.6.18-194.26.1.el5 | RHSA-2010:0839 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2010:0839 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633170
- 1024709 vdb-entry
- 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console mailing-list
- 46397 third-party-advisory
- http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2008/2/6/752194/thread
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429412
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9d55b9923a1b7ea8193b8875c57ec940dc2ff027
- SUSE-SA:2010:060 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0839 vendor-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25
- [oss-security] 20101110 CVE-2010-3086 kernel panic via futex mailing-list