CVE-2005-3106

Name: CVE-2005-3106
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2005-09-30T10:05:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.7/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3106 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Race condition in Linux 2.6, when threads are sharing memory mapping via CLONE_VM (such as linuxthreads and vfork), might allow local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by triggering a core dump while waiting for a thread that has just performed an exec.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.29%

20.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	2.6.0
Debian	Debian Linux	3.1
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	4.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	5.04

References

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.cBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17141Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108Broken Link
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/diffs/fs/exec.c%401.156?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/fs%7Chist/fs/exec.cBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17141Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922Mailing List
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9108Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Sep 30, 2005
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-3106?

How severe is CVE-2005-3106?

CVE-2005-3106 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3106?

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Source: NVD / NIST