CVE-2006-7051
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 24, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 23, 2007
Description
The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 1657exploit
- 2287third-party-advisory
- linux-systimercreate-dos(25712)vdb-entry
- 20060404 Linux Kernel Local DoS vulnerability.mailing-list
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