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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 4.10, 5.04
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9108 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18056 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c@1.156 (Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/18510 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17141 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
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.