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…

published November 23, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00448 · 37.6th percentile
Published
2005-11-23T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 NOV 21:00Z
    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…
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