2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2005-3356

Published: 31/12/2005 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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.

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis kernel security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red HatEnterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available This security advisory has been rated as having important security impactby the Red Hat Security Response Team ...
Doug Chapman discovered a flaw in the reference counting in the sys_mq_open() function By calling this function in a special way, a local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel crash (CVE-2005-3356) ...
Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2004-1017 Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which might be usable as a denial of ...