# CVE-2005-3847: Denial of service in n/a

> Local users can cause a kernel deadlock and denial of service by sending SIGKILL to a real-time process during core dump.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-62jp-4qc2-x9xx

## What is CVE-2005-3847?

CVE-2005-3847 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The handle_stop_signal function in signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 up to other versions before 2.6.13 and 2.6.12.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) by sending a SIGKILL to a real-time threaded process while it is performing a core dump.

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3847?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3847?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-3847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3847 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3847 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3847/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3847
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3847
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3847

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