CVE ID: CVE-2010-3086 Vulnerability Type: Kernel panic via futex Affected Functions: __futex_atomic_op1, __futex_atomic_op2, and futex_atomic_cmpxchg_atomic() Problem: Exception fixup code for the affected functions replaced the LOCK prefix with a NOP instruction, causing exceptions to not match the exception table fault fixup. Impact: A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. Discovered by: Tavis Ormandy Email Date: 2010-11-10 3:08:52 Email From: Eugene Teo Links: - Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-3086 - Git Kernel: http://git.kernel.org/linus/9d55b9923a1b7ea8193b8875c57ec940dc2ff027