The vulnerability of the pde_subdir_find() function in the fs/proc/generic.c module of the Linux kernel allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the pdesubdirfind function in the fs/proc/generic.c module of the Linux kernel relates to the repeated use of previously freed memory, due to the lack of checks on the results of the functions being called. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a...