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CVE-2011-1082

Published: 4 April 2011

fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for (1) closed loops or (2) deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or stack memory consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Nelson Elhage discovered that the epoll subsystem did not correctly handle certain structures. A local attacker could create malicious requests that would hang the system, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
karmic Ignored

lucid
Released (2.6.32-31.60)
maverick
Released (2.6.35-29.51)
natty
Released (2.6.38-6.33)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(2.6.39-0.0)
precise Not vulnerable
(3.1.0-1.1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(2.6.39-0.0)
raring Not vulnerable
(2.6.39-0.0)
upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.kernel.org/linus/22bacca48a1755f79b7e0f192ddb9fbb7fc6e64e
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(3.2.0-1600.1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(3.2.0-1602.5)
raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-315.28)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
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

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.35-30.54~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-7.35~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
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

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-216.33)
maverick
Released (2.6.32-416.33)
natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

oneiric Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick
Released (2.6.35-903.23)
natty
Released (2.6.38-1204.5)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1309.13)
precise Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-1401.2)
quantal Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1309.13)
raring Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1309.13)
upstream
Released (2.6.38~rc7)