CVE-2005-3271 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2005-3271
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Description: Exec in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which results in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a denial of service by using more posix-timers than specified by the quota for a single user.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: UBUNTU http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-219-1 SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA18056 Secunia Advisory: SA17917 Secunia Advisory: SA17826 MLIST http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.1/1107.html MANDRIVA http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 MANDRAKE http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 DEBIAN http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 CONFIRM http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@414b332fsZQvEUsfzKJIo-q2_ZH0hg BID 15533

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