CVE-2005-3857

Publication date 27 November 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The time_out_leases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel log message consumption) by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function.

Status

No information for any release.


References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-231-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 23 December 2005

Other references