CVE-2005-3784

N/A Unknown
Published: November 23, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174078
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9080
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2649
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174078
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
19th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

Related CVEs

CVE-2026-41044 N/A
CVE-2026-41043 N/A
CVE-2026-40466 N/A
CVE-2025-62233 N/A
CVE-2026-6272 N/A