CVE-2005-3784

Linux Kernel < 2.6.15 - Use-After-Free via Ptrace Child Process Reaping

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.

References (21)

Core 21
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9080
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_trustix
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649

Scores

EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (37)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.11.6
... and 27 more
Published Nov 23, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026