Description (CNA)
Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and panic) by creating a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and setting a large data transfer buffer, then preventing Linux from being able to finish the transfer by causing the process to become a zombie, or closing the file descriptor without closing an associated reference.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18205
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16041
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=362
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3076
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015402
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23835
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18205