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Linux Kernel Privileged File Descriptor Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	5178
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Jul 08 2002 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 08 2002 12:00AM
Credit:	Published by Paul Starzetz <paul@starzetz.de>.
Vulnerable:	Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre6 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre5 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre4 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre3 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre2 Linux kernel 2.4.19 -pre1 Linux kernel 2.4.18 x86 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32 Linux kernel 2.4.18 + Astaro Security Linux 2.0 23 + Astaro Security Linux 2.0 16 + Debian Linux 3.0 sparc + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel + Debian Linux 3.0 mips + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa + Debian Linux 3.0 arm + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.2 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.1 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0 + RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64 + RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 + RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64 + RedHat Linux 8.0 + RedHat Linux 7.3 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1 + S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 + S.u.S.E. Linux Connectivity Server + S.u.S.E. Linux Database Server 0 + S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 8 + S.u.S.E. Linux Enterprise Server 7 + S.u.S.E. Linux Firewall on CD + S.u.S.E. Linux Office Server + S.u.S.E. Linux Openexchange Server + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2 + S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server 3.1 + S.u.S.E. SuSE eMail Server III + Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0 + Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0 Linux kernel 2.4.17 Linux kernel 2.4.16 + Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 Linux kernel 2.4.15 Linux kernel 2.4.14 Linux kernel 2.4.13 + Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1 + Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1 Linux kernel 2.4.12 + Conectiva Linux 7.0 Linux kernel 2.4.11 Linux kernel 2.4.10 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3 Linux kernel 2.4.9 + RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64 + RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64 + RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64 + RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 + RedHat Linux 7.2 ia64 + RedHat Linux 7.2 i386 + RedHat Linux 7.2 alpha + RedHat Linux 7.1 ia64 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha + Sun Linux 5.0.5 + Sun Linux 5.0.3 + Sun Linux 5.0 Linux kernel 2.4.8 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.2 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.1 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0 Linux kernel 2.4.7 + RedHat Linux 7.2 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1 Linux kernel 2.4.6 Linux kernel 2.4.5 + Slackware Linux 8.0 Linux kernel 2.4.4 + S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2 Linux kernel 2.4.3 + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc + MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0 Linux kernel 2.4.2 + Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1 + Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1 + RedHat Linux 7.1 i386 + RedHat Linux 7.1 alpha Linux kernel 2.4.1
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