GHSA-9r52-fvvv-j5xf

GHSA-9r52-fvvv-j5xf PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

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.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

6.900000095367432

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory

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