MEDIUM
Race condition in the ldsem_cmpxchg function in drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13-rc4-next-20131218 allows local users to cause a denial of service (ldsem_down_read and ldsem_down_write deadlock) by establishing a new tty thread during shutdown of a previous tty thread.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/26/1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74820
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1395
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218879
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf872776fc84128bb779ce2b83a37c884c3203ae
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.13-rc4-next-20131218.xz
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-05-02
Updated: 2017-11-12
Type: CWE-362
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1
Severity: MEDIUM