PT-2005-1895 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
Published
2005-03-26
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Updated
2018-10-19
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CVE-2005-0867
CVSS v2.0
7.2
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel version 2.6
Description
The issue is related to an integer overflow in the Linux kernel, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory. This can be achieved by writing to a sysfs file.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel version 2.6, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat