The time_out_leases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel log message consumption) by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function.
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9727
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174337
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15627
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786