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CVE-2005-3271
Published: Oct 20, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
17917
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
18056
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40414b332fsZQvEUsfzKJIo-q2_ZH0hg
x_refsource_CONFIRM
SUSE-SA:2005:067
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
15533
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-922
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-219-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[linux-kernel] 20040911 [PATCH] exec: fix posix-timers leak and pending signal loss
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
MDKSA-2005:218
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
17826
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
MDKSA-2005:219
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
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