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…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.84%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 42% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Time_Out_Leases PrintK Local Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26648dos, linuxpublished 29 Nov 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.84% · top 42% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
25
- RHSA-2006:0140 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174337 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 19369 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18203 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0101 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-1018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9727 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 19607 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20051113 [GIT] Fix memory leak in lease code (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 18510 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:157459-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20051112 Re: local denial-of-service with file leases (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- TSLSA-2005-0070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 15627 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-1017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 19374 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-231-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 17787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17786 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18562 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2649 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-3852 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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