The vulnerability of the posix_lock_inode() function in the Linux operating system allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the posixlockinode function in the fs/locks.c module of the Linux operating system is related to the reutilization of previously freed memory due to concurrent access to resources. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality,...

kernel: memcg does not limit the number of POSIX file locks allowing memory exhaustion

A flaw was found in the filelockinit in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface POSIX file locks...

SUSE CVE-2006-1859

Memory leak in setlease in fs/locks.c in Linux kernel before 2.6.16.16 allows attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via unspecified actions related to an "uninitialised return value," aka "slab leak."...