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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-xen | Dec 1, 2016 | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 16, 2026 | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-traceUpgrade btrfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-pae-extraUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-ppc64-baseUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-ppc64Upgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade kernel-ppc64-develUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-trace-extraUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-xen-extraUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade hyper-v-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade hyper-v-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade btrfs-kmp-xenUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-xenUpgrade ext4dev-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade hyper-v-kmp-paeUpgrade btrfs-kmp-pae | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1417-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-powerpcUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-serverUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-24-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-29-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.0.0-1214-omap4 | Nov 8, 2024 | Oct 3, 2012 |
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