Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3271
CVE-2005-3271
Description
Exec 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.
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References
11- www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.1/1107.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40414b332fsZQvEUsfzKJIo-q2_ZH0hgnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17826nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17917nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18056nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15533nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/nvd
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