The I/O implementation for block devices in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 does not properly handle the CLONE_IO feature, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (I/O instability) by starting multiple processes that share an I/O context.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-05-17T10:00:00

Updated: 2018-01-17T19:57:01

Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2012-0879

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-05-17T11:00:36.850

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:23:05.023


Link: CVE-2012-0879

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