CVE-2009-0605

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.28.5

Description The issue is related to a stack consumption vulnerability in the do page fault function. This vulnerability can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption, or potentially gain privileges. The exploitation is possible via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine with a registered Kprobes probe.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.28.5, update to version 2.6.28.5 or later to resolve the issue.