Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1767

 

Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1767

Published: August 5, 2005 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-1767
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (oops and stack fault exception).


How to mitigate CVE-2005-1767

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources