CVE-2005-2490

Linux Kernel < 2.6.13.1 - Local Privilege Escalation via sendmsg Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sendmsg function call in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling sendmsg and modifying the message contents in another thread.

References (24)

Core 24
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_trustix
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10481
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14785
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22217
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

Scores

EPSS 0.0056
EPSS Percentile 43.4%

Details

Status published
Products (19)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0 (12 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.9 2.6.20
... and 9 more
Published Sep 14, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026