USN-3908-1
Not scored
linux vulnerability
Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to services that cache authorizations.
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
March 12, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 22, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
144 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-3908-1
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Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to services that cache authorizations.
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