http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06...ash/index.html
"New Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered
Published 2004-06-11 by xiando, v2.1.4, last updated 2004-06-13.
A bug lets a simple C program crash the kernel, effectively locking the whole system. Affects both 2.4.2x and 2.6.x kernels on the x86 architecture."