kernel: signal: restore the override_rlimit logic

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user can cause a Denial of Service DoS by exhausting the pending signal queue limit. Due to an issue where resource limits are enforced unconditionally even for signals intended to override them, the kernel fails to allocate necessary resources when...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50271

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: signal: restore the overriderlimit logic Prior to commit d64696905554 "Reimplement RLIMITSIGPENDING on top of ucounts" UCOUNTRLIMITSIGPENDING rlimit was not enforced for a class of signals. However now it's enforced...

PT-2024-34099

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns a behavior change in the Linux kernel related to signal handling, specifically with the override rlimit logic. Prior to a certain commit, the UCOUNT RLIMIT SIGPENDIN...