Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-3271

Exec in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which results in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a denial of service by using more posix-timers than specified by the quota for a single user.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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