CVE-2005-0756

Linux Kernel - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

Description

ptrace in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 does not properly verify addresses on the amd64 platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).

References (14)

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17002

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18059

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/137-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13891

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11119

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 19.8%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Jun 08, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026