The epoll_ctl system call in fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 does not properly handle ELOOP errors in EPOLL_CTL_ADD operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file-descriptor consumption and system crash) via a crafted application that attempts to create a circular epoll dependency. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-1083.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-10-03T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.564Z
Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-3375
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-10-03T11:02:56.267
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:40:44.300
Link: CVE-2012-3375
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