The mq_open system call in Linux kernel 2.6.9, in certain situations, can decrement a counter twice ("double decrement") as a result of multiple calls to the mntput function when the dentry_open function call fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified attack vectors.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-01-23T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:10:08.522Z

Reserved: 2005-10-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3356

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:01:41.963

Link: CVE-2005-3356

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-3356 - Bugzilla