Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1762

 

Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1762

Published: August 2, 2005 / Updated: October 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94808
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-2005-1762
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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.

The ptrace call in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.10 for the AMD64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a 'non-canonical' address.


How to mitigate CVE-2005-1762

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources