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FKIE_CVE-2005-2492

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-09-14 19:03 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:15
Severity
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2Mailing List
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/16747/Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17073Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.htmlNot Applicable
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830Issue Tracking, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17073Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17918Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.htmlNot Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14787Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031

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      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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