Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-1488
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (26.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.23.5, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.16.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)