Description
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.15 to 2.6.17, when running on SMP platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating and exiting a large number of tasks, then accessing the /proc entry of a task that is exiting, which causes memory corruption that leads to a failure in the prune_dcache function or a BUG_ON error in include/linux/list.h.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114860432801543&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20349
- http://www.osvdb.org/25847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18183
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26746
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114860432801543&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20349
- http://www.osvdb.org/25847
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18183
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26746
Timeline
- Published
- May 27, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified