CVE-2005-3106

Published: Sep 30, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

4.7

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.

Affected (4)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.0

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 3.1

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 4.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 5.04

Related CWEs

Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

References (22)

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/17141

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/17141

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

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