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CVE-2010-1488
Published: Apr 20, 2010
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.
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References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582068
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[oss-security] 20100414 Couple of kernel issues
mailing-list
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
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