VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-3784
The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17786Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9080
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17786Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.