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CVE-2005-3356

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References