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.
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Published : 2005-11-23 21:03
Updated : 2023-11-07 01:57
NVD link : CVE-2005-3784
Mitre link : CVE-2005-3784
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-3784
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors