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CVE-2005-3847

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2005-11-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by sending a SIGKILL to a real-time threaded process while it is performing a core dump.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-667

References