First published: Thu Nov 11 2010(Updated: )
drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 on ThinkPad devices, when the X.Org X server is used, does not properly restrict access to the video output control state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a (1) read or (2) write operation.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Linux kernel | <2.6.34 | |
debian/linux-2.6 |
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