security flaw
Published Sep 30, 2005
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
fs/exec.c in Linux 2.6, when one thread is tracing another thread that shares the same memory map, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by forcing a core dump when the traced thread is in the TASK_TRACED state.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0437
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel-0:2.6.9-11.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2005:420
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-0:2.4.21-47.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0437 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-0:2.6.9-11.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2005:420 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 34.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 33.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 48.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 46.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.155?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17141 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21136 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21983 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-180.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.11-rc1/2.6.11-rc1-mm1/broken-out/fix-coredump_wait-deadlock-with-ptracer-tracee-on-shared-mm.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0437.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3107 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617783 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3107
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11473 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3107
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.