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CVE-2005-3660

First published: Thu Dec 22 2005(Updated: )

Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and panic) by creating a large number of connected file descriptors or socketpairs and setting a large data transfer buffer, then preventing Linux from being able to finish the transfer by causing the process to become a zombie, or closing the file descriptor without closing an associated reference.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc3
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre1
Linux kernel=2.4.15
Linux kernel=2.4.30-rc3
Linux kernel=2.5.29
Linux kernel=2.6.11
Linux kernel=2.5.54
Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc1
Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc4
Linux kernel=2.5.68
Linux kernel=2.5.3
Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc2
Linux kernel=2.5.20
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test1
Linux kernel=2.5.12
Linux kernel=2.6.5
Linux kernel=2.4.11
Linux kernel=2.5.40
Linux kernel=2.5.21
Linux kernel=2.6.1
Linux kernel=2.5.0
Linux kernel=2.5.13
Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre3
Linux kernel=2.5.47
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre3
Linux kernel=2.6.13
Linux kernel=2.5.35
Linux kernel=2.5.62
Linux kernel=2.6.13.3
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre5
Linux kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux kernel=2.4.26
Linux kernel=2.5.51
Linux kernel=2.5.14
Linux kernel=2.6.14
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test6
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre1
Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre7
Linux kernel=2.5.67
Linux kernel=2.6.10
Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre2
Linux kernel=2.5.24
Linux kernel=2.4.12
Linux kernel=2.5.64
Linux kernel=2.5.27
Linux kernel=2.6.14.3
Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc6
Linux kernel=2.4.13
Linux kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux kernel=2.6.11.11
Linux kernel=2.5.17
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test5
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre4
Linux kernel=2.6.3
Linux kernel=2.5.34
Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc7
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux kernel=2.5.65
Linux kernel=2.4.17
Linux kernel=2.6.4
Linux kernel=2.6_test9_cvs
Linux kernel=2.5.2
Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre1
Linux kernel=2.5.16
Linux kernel=2.5.23
Linux kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.21
Linux kernel=2.4.23_ow2
Linux kernel=2.5.39
Linux kernel=2.4.23
Linux kernel=2.4.29-rc2
Linux kernel=2.4.32-pre1
Linux kernel=2.6.2
Linux kernel=2.6.13.2
Linux kernel=2.6.12-rc5
Linux kernel=2.5.48
Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc3
Linux kernel=2.5.30
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test3
Linux kernel=2.4.7
Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc4
Linux kernel=2.4.29-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.25
Linux kernel=2.5.60
Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc3
Linux kernel=2.5.32
Linux kernel=2.6.8
Linux kernel=2.6.14.1
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test8
Linux kernel=2.4.24
Linux kernel=2.4.9
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test1
Linux kernel=2.6.12.5
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux kernel=2.4.23-pre9
Linux kernel=2.4.31-pre1
Linux kernel=2.5.45
Linux kernel=2.5.22
Linux kernel=2.5.25
Linux kernel=2.5.1
Linux kernel=2.5.19
Linux kernel=2.6.12.1
Linux kernel=2.6.10-rc2
Linux kernel=2.4.30
Linux kernel=2.4.28
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test7
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux kernel=2.6.0
Linux kernel=2.5.61
Linux kernel=2.6.13.4
Linux kernel=2.4.24_ow1
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre4
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre6
Linux kernel=2.5.56
Linux kernel=2.5.5
Linux kernel=2.4.10
Linux kernel=2.6.12.2
Linux kernel=2.4.0
Linux kernel=2.4.2
Linux kernel=2.4.30-rc2
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre2
Linux kernel=2.5.55
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test12
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre6
Linux kernel=2.4.16
Linux kernel=2.4.8
Linux kernel=2.5.46
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre3
Linux kernel=2.4.19
Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc1
Linux kernel=2.5.8
Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre5
Linux kernel=2.4.14
Linux kernel=2.5.11
Linux kernel=2.5.59
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre1
Linux kernel=2.5.42
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test2
Linux kernel=2.5.41
Linux kernel=2.5.33
Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux kernel=2.6.12.4
Linux kernel=2.5.7
Linux kernel=2.4.19-pre5
Linux kernel=2.5.52
Linux kernel=2.6.12.3
Linux kernel=2.4.21-pre4
Linux kernel=2.6.13-rc4
Linux kernel=2.5.58
Linux kernel=2.4.22
Linux kernel=2.5.18
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test5
Linux kernel=2.4.5
Linux kernel=2.6.7
Linux kernel=2.5.57
Linux kernel=2.6.11-rc2
Linux kernel=2.5.36
Linux kernel=2.5.26
Linux kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.18
Linux kernel=2.5.44
Linux kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.27-pre4
Linux kernel=2.6.9-2.6.20
Linux kernel=2.5.43
Linux kernel=2.5.37
Linux kernel=2.4.3
Linux kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux kernel=2.5.28
Linux kernel=2.5.15
Linux kernel=2.5.50
Linux kernel=2.4.1
Linux kernel=2.4.4
Linux kernel=2.6.15-rc1
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre2
Linux kernel=2.6.14.2
Linux kernel=2.6.14-rc4
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre8
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test7
Linux kernel=2.5.66
Linux kernel=2.4.27
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test11
Linux kernel=2.4.6
Linux kernel=2.4.31
Linux kernel=2.5.38
Linux kernel=2.5.10
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test4
Linux kernel=2.5.9
Linux kernel=2.5.63
Linux kernel=2.5.4
Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux kernel=2.5.31
Linux kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test10
Linux kernel=2.5.53
Linux kernel=2.4.29
Linux kernel=2.5.49
Linux kernel=2.4.20
Linux kernel=2.5.6
Linux kernel=2.6.11.12
Linux kernel=2.4.0-test9
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux kernel=2.4.18-pre7
Linux kernel=2.6.13.1
Linux kernel=2.6.6
Linux kernel=2.6.0-test3
Linux kernel=2.5.69
Linux kernel=2.4.32-pre2
Linux Kernel=2.4.0
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test1
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test10
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test11
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test12
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test2
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test3
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test4
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test5
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test6
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test7
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test8
Linux Kernel=2.4.0-test9
Linux Kernel=2.4.1
Linux Kernel=2.4.2
Linux Kernel=2.4.3
Linux Kernel=2.4.4
Linux Kernel=2.4.5
Linux Kernel=2.4.6
Linux Kernel=2.4.7
Linux Kernel=2.4.8
Linux Kernel=2.4.9
Linux Kernel=2.4.10
Linux Kernel=2.4.11
Linux Kernel=2.4.12
Linux Kernel=2.4.13
Linux Kernel=2.4.14
Linux Kernel=2.4.15
Linux Kernel=2.4.16
Linux Kernel=2.4.17
Linux Kernel=2.4.18
Linux Kernel=2.4.18
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre2
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre3
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre4
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre5
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre6
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre7
Linux Kernel=2.4.18-pre8
Linux Kernel=2.4.19
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre2
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre3
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre4
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre5
Linux Kernel=2.4.19-pre6
Linux Kernel=2.4.20
Linux Kernel=2.4.21
Linux Kernel=2.4.21-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.21-pre4
Linux Kernel=2.4.21-pre7
Linux Kernel=2.4.22
Linux Kernel=2.4.23
Linux Kernel=2.4.23-pre9
Linux Kernel=2.4.23_ow2
Linux Kernel=2.4.24
Linux Kernel=2.4.24_ow1
Linux Kernel=2.4.25
Linux Kernel=2.4.26
Linux Kernel=2.4.27
Linux Kernel=2.4.27-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.27-pre2
Linux Kernel=2.4.27-pre3
Linux Kernel=2.4.27-pre4
Linux Kernel=2.4.27-pre5
Linux Kernel=2.4.28
Linux Kernel=2.4.29
Linux Kernel=2.4.29-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.4.29-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.4.30
Linux Kernel=2.4.30-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.4.30-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.4.31
Linux Kernel=2.4.31-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.32-pre1
Linux Kernel=2.4.32-pre2
Linux Kernel=2.5.0
Linux Kernel=2.5.1
Linux Kernel=2.5.2
Linux Kernel=2.5.3
Linux Kernel=2.5.4
Linux Kernel=2.5.5
Linux Kernel=2.5.6
Linux Kernel=2.5.7
Linux Kernel=2.5.8
Linux Kernel=2.5.9
Linux Kernel=2.5.10
Linux Kernel=2.5.11
Linux Kernel=2.5.12
Linux Kernel=2.5.13
Linux Kernel=2.5.14
Linux Kernel=2.5.15
Linux Kernel=2.5.16
Linux Kernel=2.5.17
Linux Kernel=2.5.18
Linux Kernel=2.5.19
Linux Kernel=2.5.20
Linux Kernel=2.5.21
Linux Kernel=2.5.22
Linux Kernel=2.5.23
Linux Kernel=2.5.24
Linux Kernel=2.5.25
Linux Kernel=2.5.26
Linux Kernel=2.5.27
Linux Kernel=2.5.28
Linux Kernel=2.5.29
Linux Kernel=2.5.30
Linux Kernel=2.5.31
Linux Kernel=2.5.32
Linux Kernel=2.5.33
Linux Kernel=2.5.34
Linux Kernel=2.5.35
Linux Kernel=2.5.36
Linux Kernel=2.5.37
Linux Kernel=2.5.38
Linux Kernel=2.5.39
Linux Kernel=2.5.40
Linux Kernel=2.5.41
Linux Kernel=2.5.42
Linux Kernel=2.5.43
Linux Kernel=2.5.44
Linux Kernel=2.5.45
Linux Kernel=2.5.46
Linux Kernel=2.5.47
Linux Kernel=2.5.48
Linux Kernel=2.5.49
Linux Kernel=2.5.50
Linux Kernel=2.5.51
Linux Kernel=2.5.52
Linux Kernel=2.5.53
Linux Kernel=2.5.54
Linux Kernel=2.5.55
Linux Kernel=2.5.56
Linux Kernel=2.5.57
Linux Kernel=2.5.58
Linux Kernel=2.5.59
Linux Kernel=2.5.60
Linux Kernel=2.5.61
Linux Kernel=2.5.62
Linux Kernel=2.5.63
Linux Kernel=2.5.64
Linux Kernel=2.5.65
Linux Kernel=2.5.66
Linux Kernel=2.5.67
Linux Kernel=2.5.68
Linux Kernel=2.5.69
Linux Kernel=2.6.0
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test1
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test10
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test11
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test2
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test3
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test4
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test5
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test6
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test7
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test8
Linux Kernel=2.6.0-test9
Linux Kernel=2.6.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.1-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.1-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.6-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.7-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.8-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.8-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.8-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.6.9-2.6.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.10-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.11-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.11-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.6.11-rc4
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.12-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.12-rc4
Linux Kernel=2.6.12-rc5
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.13-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.13-rc4
Linux Kernel=2.6.13-rc6
Linux Kernel=2.6.13-rc7
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.14-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.14-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.14-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.6.14-rc4
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.15-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.15-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.6_test9_cvs

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2005-3660?

    CVE-2005-3660 has a severity rating that allows attackers to cause denial of service through memory exhaustion and panic.

  • How do I fix CVE-2005-3660?

    The recommended fix for CVE-2005-3660 is to upgrade to a more secure version of the Linux kernel that resolves this vulnerability.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2005-3660?

    CVE-2005-3660 affects various versions of the Linux kernel, specifically 2.4 and 2.6 up to certain test releases.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2005-3660?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2005-3660 include memory exhaustion leading to a denial of service and system instability.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2005-3660?

    A workaround for CVE-2005-3660 may involve limiting the number of file descriptors and socket pairs that can be created.

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