Linux Kernel 2.6.35 - Network Namespace Remote Denial of Service

Author: Serge Hallyn
type: dos
platform: linux
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date_added: 2011-12-06 
date_updated: 2015-03-19 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2011-2189;OSVDB-76805 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50938/info

The Linux kernel is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause an out-of-memory error in certain linux applications, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Linux kernel versions 2.6.35 and earlier are affected.

$ for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ; do ./feedftp $i >/dev/null & done