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CVE-2011-1083
Published: Apr 3, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[linux-kernel] 20110226 Re: [PATCH] optimize epoll loop detection
mailing-list
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43522
third-party-advisory
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SUSE-SU-2012:0554
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20110302 Re: CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in epoll
mailing-list
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[linux-kernel] 20110228 Re: [PATCH] optimize epoll loop detection
mailing-list
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48898
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578
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48410
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[linux-kernel] 20110225 [PATCH] optimize epoll loop detection
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
48964
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20110301 CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in epoll
mailing-list
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SUSE-SU-2012:0616
vendor-advisory
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48115
third-party-advisory
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RHSA-2012:0862
vendor-advisory
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71265
vdb-entry
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