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kernel-rt: denial of service
| Package(s): | kernel-rt |
CVE #(s): | CVE-2012-4398
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| Created: | September 20, 2012 |
Updated: | October 3, 2013 |
| Description: |
From the Red Hat advisory:
It was found that a deadlock could occur in the Out of Memory (OOM)
killer. A process could trigger this deadlock by consuming a large amount
of memory, and then causing request_module() to be called. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service
(excessive memory consumption). |
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