PT-2007-1330 · Linux · Linux Kernel
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Publicado
2007-02-24
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Atualizado
2018-10-30
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CVE-2006-7051
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Média
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel version 2.6.x
Description
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service by consuming memory and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed. This is achieved by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but not treated as part of the process' memory.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel version 2.6.x, consider restricting the creation of posix timers to prevent excessive memory consumption until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limiting the number of timers that can be created by a single process may help mitigate the risk of denial of service.
Exploit
Correção
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