CVE-2011-1083 | BDVDB-2026-45659 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43522
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48410
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48115
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/71265
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.