Description
procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service by calling mmap on the process' own mem file, which causes the kernel to hang.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/6082
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1698
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
freebsd/freebsd
3.5.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.1.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.2
Published
Feb 12, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026