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CVE-2005-3784
Published: Nov 23, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
17917
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2005:067
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
18203
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2006:0101
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
SUSE-SA:2005:068
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
20060706 Re: [ MDKSA-2006:116 ] - Updated kernel packages fixes multiple vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
FLSA:157459-4
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
15625
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
18510
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9080
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174078
x_refsource_MISC
TSLSA-2005-0070
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_TRUSTIX
MDKSA-2006:018
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
17918
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1017
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
19374
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-231-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
17787
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
17786
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2005-2649
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
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