5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.8%
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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 2.4.26 |
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | lt | 2.6.6 |
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
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linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/11429
secunia.com/advisories/11464
secunia.com/advisories/11486
secunia.com/advisories/11541
secunia.com/advisories/11861
secunia.com/advisories/11891
secunia.com/advisories/11892
secunia.com/advisories/20162
secunia.com/advisories/20163
secunia.com/advisories/20202
secunia.com/advisories/20338
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www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221
www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819