CVE-2005-1913

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-09-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a non group-leader thread executing a different program than was pending in itimer, which causes the signal to be delivered to the old group-leader task, which does not exist.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0, 2.6.0-test1, 2.6.0-test10, 2.6.0-test11, 2.6.0-test2, 2.6.0-test3 (+36)

References

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/15786/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14054
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21138
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/15786/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14054
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21138

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