CVE-2011-1082

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-04-04
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2016	2011-05-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.17.el5)	ELSA-2011-2016	2011-05-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0542	2011-05-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2016	2011-05-23