Candidate: CVE-2005-3784 References: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7ed0175a462c4c30f6df6fac1cccac058f997739 Description: The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached,which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash). Notes: jmm,horms> 2.4 code seems very different and not vulnerable Bugs: upstream: released (2.6.15) linux-2.6: released (2.6.15-1) 2.6.8-sarge-security: released (2.6.8-16sarge2) [kernel-dont-reap-traced.dpatch] 2.4.27-sarge-security: N/A 2.4.19-woody-security: N/A 2.4.18-woody-security: N/A 2.4.17-woody-security: N/A 2.4.16-woody-security: N/A 2.4.17-woody-security-hppa: N/A 2.4.17-woody-security-ia64: N/A 2.4.18-woody-security-hppa: N/A