Memory leak in the inotify_init1 function in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 2.6.36.4 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.36.1 (including) | 2.6.36.1 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.36.2 (including) | 2.6.36.2 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.36.3 (including) | 2.6.36.3 (including) |