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CVE-2005-1913
Published: Sep 14, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a non group-leader thread executing a different program than was pending in itimer, which causes the signal to be delivered to the old group-leader task, which does not exist.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
x_refsource_CONFIRM
15786
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-178-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
kernel-subthread-dos(21138)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
14054
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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