CVE-2005-3271

NameCVE-2005-3271
DescriptionExec in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which results in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a denial of service by using more posix-timers than specified by the quota for a single user.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-922-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kernel-image-2.6.8-alphasourcesarge2.6.8-16sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-amd64sourcesarge2.6.8-16sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-hppasourcesarge2.6.8-6sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-i386sourcesarge2.6.8-16sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-ia64sourcesarge2.6.8-14sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-m68ksourcesarge2.6.8-4sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-s390sourcesarge2.6.8-5sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-image-2.6.8-sparcsourcesarge2.6.8-15sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-patch-powerpc-2.6.8sourcesarge2.6.8-12sarge1DSA-922-1
kernel-source-2.4.27source(unstable)(not affected)
kernel-source-2.6.8sourcesarge2.6.8-16sarge1DSA-922-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Fixed before upload into archive; 2.6.9)

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