Exec in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which results in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a denial of service by using more posix-timers than specified by the quota for a single user.
Software | From | Fixed in |
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linux / linux_kernel | 2.6.0 | 2.6.0.x |