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CVE-2005-3271

Severity Low
Score 2.1/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published