CVE - CVE-2006-7051

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-7051	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The sys_timer_create function in posix-timers.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly bypass memory limits or cause other processes to be killed by creating a large number of posix timers, which are allocated in kernel memory but are not treated as part of the process' memory.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20060404 Linux Kernel Local DoS vulnerability. URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430278/30/5790/threaded EXPLOIT-DB:1657 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1657 SREASON:2287 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2287 XF:linux-systimercreate-dos(25712) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25712
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20070223	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070223)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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