GSD-2008-3889

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Postfix 2.4 before 2.4.9, 2.5 before 2.5.5, and 2.6 before 2.6-20080902, when used with the Linux 2.6 kernel, leaks epoll file descriptors during execution of "non-Postfix" commands, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (application slowdown or exit) via a crafted command, as demonstrated by a command in a .forward file.
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-11T20:50Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-09-12T16:56Z"
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