CVE-2005-3805

Description

A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.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://secunia.com/advisories/18203	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15722	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25f407f0b668f5e4ebd5d13e1fb4306ba6427ead
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://secunia.com/advisories/17918	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3805?: CVE-2005-3805 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3805?: To fix CVE-2005-3805, 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-2005-3805 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3805 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.

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