| Name | CVE-2005-3784 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1017-1 |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kernel-source-2.4.27 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| kernel-source-2.6.8 | source | sarge | 2.6.8-16sarge2 | DSA-1017-1 | ||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.15-1 | medium |