CVE-2005-3847

Description

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by sending a SIGKILL to a real-time threaded process while it is performing a core dump.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/chrisw/stable-queue.git%3Ba=blob%3Bh=f6cc7e101c49f356e4c4df5cca1ff352a0f01dd5%3Bhb=9c5fcb99af7c157be45e9d53aeb857ded5211fcd%3Bf=2.6.12.6/nptl-signal-delivery-deadlock-fix.patch broken link
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112508422716574&w=2 patch mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=dd12f48d4e8774415b528d3991ae47c28f26e1ac%3Bhp=ade6648b3b11a5d81f6f28135193ab6d85d621db broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16856 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=112430346613450&w=2 patch mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3847?
CVE-2005-3847 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3847?
To fix CVE-2005-3847, 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-2005-3847 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3847 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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