local denial of service

The local denial of service tag on WindowsForum.com covers vulnerabilities and bugs that allow an authenticated or local attacker to crash or disrupt a system without requiring remote network access. Recent discussions include CVE-2026-46026, a Linux kernel flaw in the QRTR name service code used by Qualcomm IPC Router support, where unbounded lookups can lead to a local DoS. Another thread covers CVE-2026-32216, a Windows Redirected Drive Buffering System null pointer dereference that enables an authenticated local attacker to cause a denial of service. These threads highlight how narrow subsystem code and improper resource accounting can create crash primitives, emphasizing the importance of explicit resource management in both Linux and Windows environments.