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CVE-2005-1913

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-09-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References