Memory leak in the inotify_init1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files.
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656830
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2ae4cc9a16e211c8a128ba10d22a85431f093ab
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.6.36.4 (inclusive)
ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
75554 | openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0399-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
68273 | Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0498) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
61035 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | high |
58289 | USN-1394-1 : Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
56768 | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities (USN-1256-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
56642 | Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1243-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
56641 | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1242-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
55591 | Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1167-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
53867 | RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0498) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
52500 | Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1081-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |