CVE-2005-4639

Linux kernel <2.6.15 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

Buffer overflow in the CA-driver (dst_ca.c) for TwinHan DST Frontend/Card in Linux kernel 2.6.12 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by "reading more than 8 bytes into an 8 byte long array".

References (8)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18216

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18527

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16142

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43323

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035

Scores

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 31.6%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (26)

linux/linux_kernel

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linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Dec 31, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026