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CVE-2005-3857

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-11-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-3857
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.84%
Linux

Original NVD 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.