CVE-2005-3857

N/A
Published: November 27, 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 0.8%

Description

The time_out_leases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel log message consumption) by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function.

References (26)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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