CVE-2006-7051

NameCVE-2006-7051
DescriptionThe 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.
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The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.23-1low

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <no-dsa> (Design limitation, use resource limits if it poses a problem)

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