Unimplemented or unsupported feature in ui in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-1764
Published: October 7, 2005 / Updated: July 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99920
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-2005-1764
CWE-ID: CWE-447
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Linux 2.6.11 on 64-bit x86 (x86_64) platforms does not use a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against an AMD K8 bug, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-1764
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1678/
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13904
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43324