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CVE-2005-3783

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.9 Published: 2005-11-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References