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CVE-2010-1488
medium
Description
The proc_oom_score function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc4 uses inappropriate data structures during selection of a candidate for the OOM killer, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified patterns of task creation.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582068
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.34-rc4