Linux Kernel 'sendmsg()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Linux Kernel 'sendmsg()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

Bug 470201 - kernel: Unix sockets kernel panic (Eugene Teo)
Bug 473259 - kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage coll (Eugene Teo)
dann frazier ([PATCH] Fix soft lockups/OOM issues w/ unix garbage collector)
Linux 2.6.27.8 Changelog (Linux Kernel)
Linux kernel Homepage (kernel.org)
soft lockups/OOM after unix socket fixes (dann frazier)
unix.c (darkircop.org)
VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-201006401-SG: Updates VMkernel, VMware Tools, hostd (VMware)
ASA-2009-508 kernel security and bug fix update (RHSA-2009-1550) (Avaya)
VMSA-2010-0010 ESX 3.5 third party update for Service Console kernel (VMware)

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