oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2819
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2819 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2819 | ||
| Title: | Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel do_fork Function via CLONE_VM | ||
| Description: | The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2004-0427 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | Product(s): | Linux kernel |
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