CVE-2005-3106

4.7 MEDIUM
Published: September 30, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Patch Third 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 Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB 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
Patch Third 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 Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB 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

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.7 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667 CWE-667

Affected Vendors

canonical linux debian

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