gsd-2011-1083
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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Aliases
CVE-2011-1083


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2020-08-12T16:46Z",
      "publishedDate": "2011-04-04T12:27Z"
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}


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