CVE-2005-3527

Description

Race condition in do_coredump in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service by triggering a core dump in one thread while another thread has a pending SIGSTOP.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806	vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=788e05a67c343fa22f2ae1d3ca264e7f15c25eaf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15723	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3527?: CVE-2005-3527 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3527?: To fix CVE-2005-3527, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3527 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3527 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.