CVE-2005-3784

The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.

Date published : 2005-11-23

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15625

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439623/100/100/threaded