VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-3271
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Exec in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which results in a resource leak and could allow a large number of multiple local users to cause a denial of service by using more posix-timers than specified by the quota for a single user.