Description (CNA)
The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2287
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25712
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430278/30/5790/threaded
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.