PT-2005-1264 · Linux+1 · Linux+1
Michael Kerrisk
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Published
2005-02-15
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Updated
2017-10-11
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CVE-2005-0176
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux versions prior to 2.6.10
Description
The issue allows local users to unlock the memory of other processes, potentially causing sensitive memory to be swapped to disk and read by other users once it has been released.
Recommendations
For Linux versions prior to 2.6.10, update to version 2.6.10 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux
Red Hat