Description (CNA)
The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390
- http://osvdb.org/31663
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390
- http://osvdb.org/31663
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20237
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260