Description
The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390 ↗
- http://osvdb.org/31663 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260 ↗