Linux Kernel PMC local DoS Vulnerability

Release date: 2011-12-15
Updated on:

Affected Systems:
Linux kernel 2.6.x
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 51081
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2011-4611

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

Linux Kernel has a local denial of service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause Kernel crash and DoS attacks to legitimate users.

<* Source: Eugene Teo (eugeneteo@eugeneteo.net)

Link: http://git.kernel.org /? P = linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git; a = commit; h = 0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93

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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www.kernel.org/