What is CVE-2005-3805?

CVE-2005-3805 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2005-3805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3805?

CVE-2005-3805 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3805?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3805. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2005-3805 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2005-3805

Medium

A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) involving process CPU timers.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2005-11-25

Last modified 2026-04-16

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2005-3805 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=25f407f0b668f5e4ebd5d13e1fb4306ba6427ead
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17917
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9806
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15722
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2005-3805

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2005-11-25

Modified 2026-04-16

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3805?

CVE-2005-3805 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2005-3805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3805?

CVE-2005-3805 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2005-3805?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2005-3805. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2005-3805 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2005-3805 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.