CVE-2005-3105

Linux Kernel - Denial of Service via mprotect Cache Coherency Issue

Title source: llm

Description

The mprotect code (mprotect.c) in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404248d4019z8HvgrPAji51TKrWiV2uw?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/mm%7Crelated/mm/mprotect.c

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/215766.htm

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

Exploit x_refsource_misc

http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/57/215792_215792.pdf

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11283

Scores

EPSS 0.0045

EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0

Published Sep 30, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026