CVE-2005-2492
LOW severity · CVSS 3.6 · CWE-264
3.6CVSS LOW
Summary
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (change hardware state) or read from arbitrary memory via crafted input.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html