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LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that there were multiple NULL-pointer function dereferences in the Linux kernel terminal handling code. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code as root, or crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2812)




Original Source: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/141197?rdf

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