CVE-2011-2484
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2011-06-24 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 23:00
Severity ?
Summary
The add_del_listener function in kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.39.1 and earlier does not prevent multiple registrations of exit handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption), and bypass the OOM Killer, via a crafted application.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2011/06/16/605Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/1Mailing List, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/22/2Mailing List, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715436Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68150VDB Entry
Impacted products
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