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CVE-2011-2484

Published: 24 June 2011

The add_del_listener function in kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.39.1 and earlier does not prevent multiple registrations of exit handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption), and bypass the OOM Killer, via a crafted application.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats listeners were not correctly handled. A local attacker could expoit this to exhaust memory and CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy
Released (2.6.24-29.92)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-34.77)
maverick
Released (2.6.35-30.57)
natty
Released (2.6.38-11.47)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(3.0-3.4)
precise Not vulnerable
(3.1.0-1.1)
quantal Not vulnerable

saucy Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
Patches:
Introduced by

f9fd8914c1acca0d98b69d831b128d5b52f03c51

Fixed by 26c4caea9d697043cc5a458b96411b86d7f6babd
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.32-318.38)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.3])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.31-610.27)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.7])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.1.10-8.28])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.35-30.57~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.38-11.49~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.0.0-3.18])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-3.21])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-4.19])
upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.32-218.35)
maverick
Released (2.6.32-418.35)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick
Released (2.6.35-903.23)
natty
Released (2.6.38-1209.15)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-1204.9)
precise Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-1401.2)
quantal Not vulnerable

saucy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.0~rc5)