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Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel do_fork Function via CLONE_VM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2819
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
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
- CVE-2004-0427
Product(s):
- Linux kernel