The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The ipc_rcu_putref function in ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not properly manage a reference count, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a crafted application.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0285.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/30/4
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024854
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6062a8dc0517bce23e3c2f7d2fea5e22411269a3
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