CVE-2005-3805

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.

References (10)

[Various Sources] http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25f407f0b668f5e4ebd5d13e1fb4306ba6427ead

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15722

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17917

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17918

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18203

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.1%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (25)

linux/linux_kernel

... and 10 more

Timeline

Published Nov 25, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026