Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2005-3356

The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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