Kernel Panic Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1

Kernel Panic Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1

CVE-2005-1913 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a non group-leader thread executing a different program than was pending in itimer, which causes the signal to be delivered to the old group-leader task, which does not exist.

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