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CVE-2005-3847

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of serv…

Impact

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by sending a SIGKILL to a real-time threaded process while it is performing a core dump.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 2.6.11 before 2.6.13
DebianDebian Linux
Version 3.1

Weakness classification

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