Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2017· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-5328
CVE-2010-5328
Description
include/linux/init_task.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent signals with a process group ID of zero from reaching the swapper process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging access to this process group.
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References
10- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f106eee10038c2ee5b6056aaf3f6d5229be6dcddnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f20011457f41c11edb5ea5038ad0c8ea9f392023nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa2755e20ab0c7215d99c2dc7c262e98a09b01dfnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- ftp.naist.jp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97103nvd
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