Linux kernel 2.4.1 through 2.4.19 sets root's NR_RESERVED_FILES limit to 10 files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by opening 10 setuid binaries.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:24:08.235Z

Reserved: 2005-06-28T04:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2002-1963

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:31:58.073

Link: CVE-2002-1963

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