Dangling Ptrace Reference Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6

Dangling Ptrace Reference Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6

CVE-2005-3784 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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