# CVE-2005-3857: 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 messa

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174337
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9727
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113190437101622&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113175851920568&w=2
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:072
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15627
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26648

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