Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9890
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:11
Title:Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Description:Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2005-0179
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 3
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • OS Section: RHEL3, CentOS3
  • RHEL3 or CentOS3
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • OR CentOS Linux 3.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-BOOT is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-smp-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-unsupported is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-source is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.4.21-37.EL
  • OR OS Section: RHEL4, CentOS4, Oracle Linux 4
  • RHEL4, CentOS4 or Oracle Linux 4
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • OR CentOS Linux 4.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 4.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • kernel-smp-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel-hugemem-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • OR kernel-smp is earlier than 0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL
  • BACK