CVE-2006-1862 - The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of serv

CVE-2006-1862

Summary

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.9 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

oval via4

accepted

2013-04-29T04:19:07.566-04:00

class

vulnerability

contributors

name Aharon Chernin
organization SCAP.com, LLC
name Dragos Prisaca
organization G2, Inc.

definition_extensions

comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
comment CentOS Linux 4.x
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
comment Oracle Linux 4.x
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990

description

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

family

unix

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9390

status

accepted

submitted

2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00

title

The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.

version

redhat via4

advisories

rhsa

id	RHSA-2006:0493

rpms

kernel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL
kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-34.0.1.EL

refmap via4

confirm	http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htm https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260
osvdb	31663
secunia	20237 21745

Last major update

11-10-2017 - 01:30

Published

24-05-2006 - 17:06

Last modified

11-10-2017 - 01:30