| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2819 |
Version: 1
Last Modified: 2004-09-01
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| Title: |
Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel do_fork Function via CLONE_VM |
| Description: |
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. |
| Family: |
unix |
Class: |
vulnerability |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED |
Reference(s): |
CVE-2004-0427
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| Platform(s): |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 |
Product(s): |
Linux kernel |
| Definition Synopsis: |
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