CVE-2004-0427
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Description
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
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