Resource exhaustion in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0179
Published: March 7, 2005 / Updated: October 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99935
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0179
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2005-0179
Install update from vendor's repository.
External References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890