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CVE-2006-1862

CVE-2006-1862

EPSS 0.5%
The virtual memory implementation in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by running lsof a large number of times in a way that produces a heavy system load.
Affected products
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References
http://osvdb.org/31663https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189031https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=189260http://secunia.com/advisories/20237http://secunia.com/advisories/21745https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9390http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-161.htmhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html