CVE-2004-0427
Published: 7 July 2004
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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kernel-source-2.4.27 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.4.27-12)
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edgy |
Released
(2.4.27-12)
|
|
feisty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
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