Design/Logic Flaw

2012-05-1711:00:00

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Low

0.0004 Low

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10.1%

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The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.

CPENameOperatorVersion
ubuntu_linuxeq10.04
debian_linuxeq6.0
linux_kernellt2.6.33
linux_enterprise_desktopeq11 sp1
linux_enterprise_desktopeq11 sp2
linux_enterprise_high_availability_extensioneq11 sp1
linux_enterprise_servereq11 sp1
linux_enterprise_servereq11 sp1
linux_enterprise_servereq11 sp2

Name	Operator	Version
ubuntu_linux	eq	10.04
debian_linux	eq	6.0
linux_kernel	lt	2.6.33
linux_enterprise_desktop	eq	11 sp1
linux_enterprise_desktop	eq	11 sp2
linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension	eq	11 sp1
linux_enterprise_server	eq	11 sp1
linux_enterprise_server	eq	11 sp1
linux_enterprise_server	eq	11 sp2