PT-2005-1585 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Georgi Guninski · Published 2005-02-24 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-0532

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4

Description The issue is related to the reiserfs copy from user to file region function in reiserfs/file.c. It may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow due to casting discrepancies between size t and int data types when running on 64-bit architectures.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 through 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, consider updating to version 2.6.11-rc4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0532

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• 🔥 http://guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_3.html · Exploit
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0532 · Security Note
• http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042018227TkNpHlX6BefnItV_GqMmzQ · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2 · Note