fs/proc/root.c in the procfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2 does not properly interact with CLONE_NEWPID clone system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reference leak and memory consumption) by making many connections to a daemon that uses PID namespaces to isolate clients, as demonstrated by vsftpd.
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Information
Published : 2012-06-21 23:55
Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16
NVD link : CVE-2012-2127
Mitre link : CVE-2012-2127
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2127
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer