The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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Published : 2011-04-04 12:27
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:41
NVD link : CVE-2011-1083
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1083
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1083
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
suse
- linux_enterprise_server
- linux_enterprise_desktop
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_workstation
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption