The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | — | Upgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-pmac64Upgrade kernel-umUpgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade um-host-install-initrdUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade kernel-smpUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-s390xUpgrade kernel-64k-pagesize | Feb 17, 2015 | Oct 10, 2006 |
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