Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.9 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | Complete | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2005:067, published Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:00:00 +0000
 - SUSE-SA:2005:068, published Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:00:00 +0000
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:26:49 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:14:31 2023