The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1098 The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.798Z

Reserved: 2011-02-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1083

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-04-04T12:27:57.390

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1083

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1083 - Bugzilla

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