## Description

dumpreg in Red Hat Linux 5.1 opens /dev/mem with O_RDWR access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by redirecting fd 1 (stdout) to the kernel.

## Severity

Overall Severity: N/A

### CVSS Metrics

Type | Score | Severity | Vector
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## Affected Products

### redhat - linux

Affected Versions:

- 5.1

## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526185&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526192&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/372
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526185&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526192&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/372

Neural Processor Active