Description
The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.
Affected products
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References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18684 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16320 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10649 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161925 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18523 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562 ↗