6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
24.4%
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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | eq | 2.6.0 |
linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40414b332fsZQvEUsfzKJIo-q2_ZH0hg
secunia.com/advisories/17826
secunia.com/advisories/17917
secunia.com/advisories/18056
www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
www.securityfocus.com/bid/15533
www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.1/1107.html
usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/