CVE-2005-0867

Linux kernel <2.6 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by writing to a sysfs file.

References (4)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html

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

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10867

Scores

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 40.3%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published May 02, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026