Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2005-3805
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.4% 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 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1
References
- secunia.com/advisories/17917 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/18203 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15722 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- kernel.org/git/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/17918 (third-party-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/ (vendor-advisory)