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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References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2 - Mailing List, Patch | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/43522 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/48115 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/48410 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.osvdb.org/71265 - Broken Link | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2011-04-04 12:27
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:25
NVD link : CVE-2011-1083
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1083
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1083
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_workstation
suse
- linux_enterprise_server
- linux_enterprise_desktop
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption