CVE ID:	CVE-2011-4621
Description:	The Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a certain clock-update optimization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that executes code in a loop.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4621 [oss-security] 20111221 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: tight loop and no preemption can cause system stall http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/6 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769711 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=769711 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f26f9aff6aaf67e9a430d16c266f91b13a5bff64