#VU95249 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0756 

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#VU95249 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2005-0756

Published: June 8, 2005 / Updated: October 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95249
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2005-0756
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

ptrace in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 does not properly verify addresses on the amd64 platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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