374631 – (CVE-2011-2484) Kernel: DoS (CVE-2011-2484)

Bug 374631 (CVE-2011-2484) - Kernel: DoS (CVE-2011-2484)

Summary: Kernel: DoS (CVE-2011-2484)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2011-2484

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Security

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Whiteboard:	[ linux < 2.6.39.1 ]
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Duplicates (1):	385933 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:

Reported:	2011-07-10 01:15 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified:	2018-04-04 17:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2011-07-10 01:15:45 UTC

CVE-2011-2484 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2484):
  The add_del_listener function in kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel
  2.6.39.1 and earlier does not prevent multiple registrations of exit
  handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory and
  CPU consumption), and bypass the OOM Killer, via a crafted application.

Comment 1 Michael Harrison 2012-01-31 11:31:04 UTC

*** Bug 385933 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Aaron Bauman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2018-04-04 17:33:37 UTC

There are no longer any 2.x kernels available in the repository with the exception of sys-kernel/xbox-sources which is unsupported by security.