CVE-2005-3857

N/A Unknown
Published: November 27, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The time_out_leases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel log message consumption) by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113175851920568&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113190437101622&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
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/18562
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
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-2006:072
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15627
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=174337
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9727
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113175851920568&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113190437101622&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
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/18562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
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-2006:072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
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/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15627
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=174337
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
53th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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