CVE-2004-0427

Linux Kernel 2.4.0-2.4.25 - Denial of Service via Clone System Call Memory Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.

References (34)

Core 34
Core References
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-327.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16002
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11861
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11464
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-111.shtml
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108139073506983&w=2
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_10_kernel.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20162
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:037
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11891
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11486
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_turbo
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2004/TLSA-2004-14.txt
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11541
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_conectiva
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10221
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040504-01-U.asc
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11429
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040505-01-U.asc
Broken Link third-party-advisory government-resource x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-164.shtml
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20202
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11892
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20338

Scores

EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.0 - 2.4.26
Published Jul 07, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026