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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-09-14T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:06:57.662Z

Reserved: 2005-06-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1913

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-14T19:03:00.000

Modified: 2017-07-11T01:32:44.843

Link: CVE-2005-1913

cve-icon Redhat

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