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TITLE:
Linux Kernel "inotify_init1()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44091

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-04-12

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a double-free error within the
implementation of the "inotify_init1()" system call, which can be
exploited to e.g. cause a kernel crash.

This is related to:
SA42365

SOLUTION:
Fixed in version 2.6.39-rc2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Disclosed in a GIT commit.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc

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