PT-2005-2271 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Jan Glauber

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Published

2005-05-17

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Updated

2018-10-19

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CVE-2005-1264

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions 2.6.x
Description: The issue concerns a problem in the raw character devices (raw.c) of the Linux kernel, where the wrong function is called before passing an ioctl to the block device. This crosses security boundaries, making kernel address space accessible from user space.
Recommendations: For Linux kernel version 2.6.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1264
RHSA-2005:420
RHSA-2005_420

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Hat