CVE-2005-0937: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform get_user calls while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.5.0 only; version 2.5.1 only; version 2.5.2 only; version 2.5.3 only; version 2.5.4 only; version 2.5.5 only; …

Published 2005-02-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.