CVE-2005-3660

NameCVE-2005-3660
DescriptionLinux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and panic) by creating a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and setting a large data transfer buffer, then preventing Linux from being able to finish the transfer by causing the process to become a zombie, or closing the file descriptor without closing an associated reference.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.115-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1vulnerable
trixie6.11.10-1vulnerable
sid6.12.3-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

Design limitation, for rare corner cases, where this poses a problem advanced
resource management systems can be deployed

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