Ubuntu Linux 6.10 for the PowerPC (PPC) allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by using the (1) sys_get_robust_list and (2) sys_set_robust_list functions to create processes that cannot be killed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361
http://secunia.com/advisories/23384
http://secunia.com/advisories/23474
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Published: 2006-12-14
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium