Resource management errors in Linux kernel



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2005-3784
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management errors

EUVDB-ID: #VU95241

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2005-3784

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://secunia.com/advisories/17786
https://secunia.com/advisories/17787
https://secunia.com/advisories/17917
https://secunia.com/advisories/17918
https://secunia.com/advisories/18203
https://secunia.com/advisories/18510
https://secunia.com/advisories/19374
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
https://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625
https://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649
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/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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