CVE-2010-1488

Published: April 20, 2010Last modified: November 10, 2023

Description

The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.

Status

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b95c35e76b29ba812e5dabdd91592e25ec640e93
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582068