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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-4250

CVE-2010-4250

Description

Memory leak in the inotify_init1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files.

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  • Linux/Kernel5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.36.4
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <2.6.37

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