FKIE_CVE-2005-3271
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-21 01:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.0 |
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