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  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2011-01-25T19:00:03.183",
  "lastModified": "2023-02-13T04:28:31.050",
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      "value": "The pipe_fcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl call."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La funci\u00f3n pipe_fcntl en fs/pipe.c en el kernel de Linux anteriores a v2.6.37 no determinar correctamente si un archivo es una tuber\u00eda (pipe) con nombre, que permite a usuarios locales causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio a trav\u00e9s de una llamada F_SETPIPE_SZ fcntl."
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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