CVE-2005-3783

N/A
Published: November 23, 2005 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Affected

References (21)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17761
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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