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

VectorAV: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

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0736
RHSA-2005:293
RHSA-2005:366
RHSA-2005_293
RHSA-2005_366

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat