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CVE-2005-3356
The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain...
Vulnerability Description
The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c7dce9209161eb260cdf9e9172f72c3a02379e6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169130
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10731
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25302
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16283
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.