Linux Kernel 2.2/2.4 - Deep Symbolic Link Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444/info A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in several versions of the Linux kernel. The problem occurs when a user with local access creates a long chain of symbolically linked files. When the kernel dereferences the symbolic links, the process...

pine.4.xx.lockfile.txt

Date: Sun, 5 Mar 1999 01:41:25 +0100 From: Michal Zalewski Lockfile vunerability in pine 4.xx Linux The problem is probably well known, but silently ignored by pine vendors. Unfortunately, it's possible to turn 'mostly harmless feature' in something nasty - following code allows various DoSes by...