The ptrace functionality (ptrace.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.14.2, using CLONE_THREAD, does not use the thread group ID to check whether it is attaching to itself, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash).
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-23T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:24:36.297Z

Reserved: 2005-11-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3783

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-23T21:03:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:02:40.203

Link: CVE-2005-3783

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