Upstream information
Description
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.1 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SuSE-SA:2004:010, published Tuesday, May 5th 2004 02:30 MEST
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Micro Extras 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Not affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:50:26 2013CVE page last modified: Wed Jul 22 11:19:54 2026