Linux Kernel 2.6.35 - Network Namespace Remote Denial of Service

EDB-ID:

36425


Type:

dos


Platform:

Linux

Date:

2011-12-06


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50938/info

The Linux kernel is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause an out-of-memory error in certain linux applications, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Linux kernel versions 2.6.35 and earlier are affected. 

$ for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ; do ./feedftp $i >/dev/null & done