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Linux Kernel Symmetrical Multiprocessing Page Fault Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A local privilege-escalation vulnerability affects the page-fault handler of the Linux Kernel on symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) computers. This issue is due to a race-condition error that may allow an attacker to gain superuser privileges.

A malicious local attacker may exploit this issue to gain superuser privileges on an affected computer.