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CVE-2011-1082
Published: Apr 3, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for (1) closed loops or (2) deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or stack memory consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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References
[oss-security] 20110302 Re: CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in epoll
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[linux-kernel] 20110205 [PATCH] epoll: Prevent deadlock through unsafe ->f_op->poll() calls.
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681575
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[oss-security] 20110301 CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in epoll
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
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