CVE-2005-3805
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when...
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
- Record
CVE-2005-3805- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
- Record
CVE-2005-3805- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3800 No score
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvr9-ppr4-mv4h No score
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when...
A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.
- Record
GHSA-rvr9-ppr4-mv4h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2005-3805
CVE-2005-3805 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2005-3805- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3805 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published November 25, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/17917
securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
kernel.org/git?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25f407f0b668f5e4ebd5d13e1fb4306ba6427ead
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
usn.ubuntu.com/231-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3805
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvr9-ppr4-mv4h
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2005-3805