Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-1913
The Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a non group-leader thread executing a different program than was pending in itimer, which causes the signal to be delivered to the old group-leader task, which does not exist.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
References
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
- secunia.com/advisories/15786/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21138 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14054 (Patch, vdb-entry)