Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3106
Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.
EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 4.10, 5.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-3106?
- CVE-2005-3106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2005-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2005-3106?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.