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CVE-2005-3784

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 ptrac…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 39%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/17917 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /advisories/9806 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cc · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18203 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/15625 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/18510 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9080 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174078 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • trustix.org /errata/2005/0070 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17918 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2006/dsa-1017 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/19374 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /231-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17787 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/17786 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2005/2649 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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