CVE-2010-1488

CVE-2010-1488 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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