Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1082
CVE-2011-1082
Description
fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for (1) closed loops or (2) deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or stack memory consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.
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References
6- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/5/220nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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