ghsa-6336-xxrx-mvmh
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-03 03:13
Modified
2022-05-03 03:13
Details

The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2004-0427"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2004-07-07T04:00:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.",
  "id": "GHSA-6336-xxrx-mvmh",
  "modified": "2022-05-03T03:13:02Z",
  "published": "2022-05-03T03:13:02Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0427"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a\u0026anuncio=000846"
    },
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      "url": "http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml"
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      "url": "http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA"
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      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel\u0026m=108139073506983\u0026w=2"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/11429"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/11464"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20162"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20163"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20202"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/20338"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221"
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    {
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      "url": "http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt"
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  "severity": []
}


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