Race condition in do_coredump in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service by triggering a core dump in one thread while another thread has a pending SIGSTOP
Published Nov 9, 2005
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Race condition in do_coredump in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service by triggering a core dump in one thread while another thread has a pending SIGSTOP.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 23.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 24.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 17.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=788e05a67c343fa22f2ae1d3ca264e7f15c25eaf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15723 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17917 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17918 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=788e05a67c343fa22f2ae1d3ca264e7f15c25eaf | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15723 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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