PT-2005-1771 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Published
2005-03-09
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Updated
2018-10-03
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CVE-2005-0736
CVSS v2.0
2.1
Low
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions 2.6 to 2.6.11
Description
The issue is related to an integer overflow in the
sys epoll wait function in eventpoll.c. This allows local users to overwrite kernel memory by providing a large number of events.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions 2.6 to 2.6.11, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat