SMP Locking Vulnerability in POSIX Timer Cleanup Handling in Linux Kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14
CVE-2005-3805 · MEDIUM Severity
AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
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