PT-2005-2734 · Linux+1 · Linux+1

Published 2005-10-07 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-1764

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 version 2.6.11

Description The issue is related to the Linux kernel's handling of the 47-bit address page on 64-bit x86 platforms, specifically due to an AMD K8 bug. This allows local users to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Linux version 2.6.11, consider applying a patch or configuration change to utilize a guard page for the 47-bit address page to protect against the AMD K8 bug.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-1764

Affected Products

Amd K8

Linux

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1764 · Security Note
• http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1678 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/13904 · Note
• http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b · Note
• http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=637716a3825e186555361574aa1fa3c0ebf8018b · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43324 · Note