CVE

Id
14988  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-3784  
Status
Candidate  
Description
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20051123)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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