CVE-2005-3358 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 62)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Linux kernel before 2.6.15 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a set_mempolicy call with a 0 bitmask, which causes a panic when a page fault occurs.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.01% — more likely to be exploited than 62% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - SET_MEMPOLICY Local Denial of Service | 2006-01-04 |
References
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042307e9fp8ihEMrfaoPMp_agDevQNA
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015433
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16135
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0035
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10410
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042307e9fp8ihEMrfaoPMp_agDevQNA
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
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