The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not…

Description

The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium systems, does not properly track the reference count for file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption).

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8444d00762703e1b6146fce12ce2684885f8bf6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204360 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 22279 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0689 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11250 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:182 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 22382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23474 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• kernel-sysperfmon-dos(29384) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• DSA-1233 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 23370 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-249.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22945 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3937 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:39 UTC.