SUSE CVE-2006-3741

The perfmonctl system call sysperfmonctl in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service file descriptor consumption...

CVE-2006-3741

The perfmonctl system call sysperfmonctl in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service file descriptor consumption...

CVE-2006-3741

CVE-2006-3741 concerns the perfmonctl (sys_perfmonctl) system call in Linux kernels 2.4.x and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.18 on Itanium. The issue is an improper reference-count accounting for file descriptors, which can allow local users to exhaust file descriptors and cause a denial of service. The desc...

security flaw

The perfmonctl system call sysperfmonctl in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service file descriptor consumption...

PT-2006-4603 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 2.4.x through 2.6.17 Description: The issue is related to the perfmonctl system call in the Linux kernel, which does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors when running on Itanium systems. This allow...