Re: CVE request Linux kernel: forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_wait_requeue_pi() to avoid null dereference

[cve-assign () mitre org]

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> Linux kernel built with the fast userspace mutexes(CONFIG_FUTEX) support is
> vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference flaw. It could occur when a waiting
> task requests wait to be re-queued from non-PI futex to a PI-aware futex via
> FUTEX_WAIT_REQUEUE_PI operation.
>
> An unprivileged user/program could use this flaw to crash the system kernel
> resulting in DoS.
>
> https://git.kernel.org/linus/6f7b0a2a5c0fb03be7c25bd1745baa50582348ef

Use CVE-2012-6647.

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