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CVE-2004-0427
medium
Description
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2819
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10297
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2004-0426
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
http://secunia.com/advisories/11892
http://secunia.com/advisories/11891
http://secunia.com/advisories/11861
http://secunia.com/advisories/11541
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40407b1217x4jtqEkpFW2g_-RcF0726A
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%40407bf20eDeeejm8t36_tpvSE-8EFHA
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846