Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3847

Description

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by sending a SIGKILL to a real-time threaded process while it is performing a core dump.

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Affected products

Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.11,<2.6.13
- (no CPE)range: >=2.6.11, <2.6.13 and <2.6.12.6

Patches

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References

marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017nvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/19038nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/19374nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/16856nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.htmlnvdBroken Link
www.kernel.org/git/nvdBroken Link
www.kernel.org/git/nvdBroken Link

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