CVE-2005-3660

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion and panic by creating a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and setting a large data transfer buffer, then preventing Linux from being able to finish the transfer by causing the process ...

CVE-2005-3660

CVE-2005-3660 affects the Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x. The vulnerability occurs when a process creates a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and uses a large data transfer buffer, which can exhaust memory and cause a kernel panic or denial of service. The underlying issue c...