Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24351Denial Of Service (DoS)
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service. A flaw was found in the Linux kernelβs CPU time clocks implementation for the POSIX clock interface. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
References
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.5_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0004
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0a70217107e6f9844628120412cb27bb4cea194
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secunia.com/advisories/42789
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
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www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/9
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
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www.securityfocus.com/bid/45028
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