Description
The Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a non group-leader thread executing a different program than was pending in itimer, which causes the signal to be delivered to the old group-leader task, which does not exist.
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CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 14, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified