110152 – Kernel: Memleak in idr_layer_cache (GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH)

Bug 110152 - Kernel: Memleak in idr_layer_cache (GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH)

Summary: Kernel: Memleak in idr_layer_cache (GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

URL:	http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux...
Whiteboard:	[linux <2.6.14]
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Blocks:

Reported:	2005-10-22 08:44 UTC by Thierry Carrez (RETIRED)
Modified:	2009-07-12 21:00 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)

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Description Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-10-22 08:44:46 UTC

idr_layer_cache can be tricked to use up RAM, potentially leading to LocalDoS.
See URL for LKML discussion.

Comment 1 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-26 08:59:59 UTC

Patch:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=112992786527332&w=2

Comment 2 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-01-02 15:13:10 UTC

Adding maintiners:

mips-sources-2.4.13: Kumba
rsbac-sources: kang

Comment 3 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-03-11 09:30:01 UTC

No <2.6.14 kernels left in the tree, closing bug...