The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-04-03T01:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.798Z
Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1083
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-04-04T12:27:57.390
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:25:29.043
Link: CVE-2011-1083
Redhat