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medium 4.9

CVE-2005-3857 json

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 mess…

published 2005-11-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3852

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-BOOT RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-source RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-smp-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-unsupported RHEL 3 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0140RHSA-2006:0101

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-3857 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 kernel 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-smp 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-BOOT 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-source 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, kernel-unsupported 2.4.21-37.0.1.EL, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0140
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kernel 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-smp 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, kernel-hugemem 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0101

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-26648)

Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26648 Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Time_Out_Leases PrintK Local Denial of Service dos, 2005-11-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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