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kernel: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel | CVE #(s): | CVE-2006-6921 | |||
| Created: | March 5, 2008 | Updated: | March 5, 2008 | |||
| Description: | From the Red Hat advisory: a flaw was found in the handling of zombie processes. A local user could create processes that would not be properly reaped, possibly causing a denial of service. | |||||
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