Description
Race condition in Linux kernel 2.6.15 to 2.6.17, when running on SMP platforms, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating and exiting a large number of tasks, then accessing the /proc entry of a task that is exiting, which causes memory corruption that leads to a failure in the prune_dcache function or a BUG_ON error in include/linux/list.h.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Tony Griffiths · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27925
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25847
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26746
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2070
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18183
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=114860432801543&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20349
Scores
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (27)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.15.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.16 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.16.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.16.2
... and 17 more
Published
May 27, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026