kernel: excessive in kernel CPU consumption when creating large nested epoll structures

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 epollcreate and epollctl system calls...

kernel: potential kernel deadlock when creating circular epoll file structures

fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for 1 closed loops or 2 deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service deadlock or stack memory consumption via a crafted application tha...