CVE-2005-3808 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 54)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer overflow in the invalidate_inode_pages2_range function in mm/truncate.c in Linux kernel 2.6.11 to 2.6.14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via 64-bit mmap calls that are not properly handled on a 32-bit system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.77% — more likely to be exploited than 54% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-11-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel 2.6.x - INVALIDATE_INODE_PAGES2 Local Integer Overflow | 2005-12-13 |
References
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Nov/7839.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cs=6d5ffbb49406
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15846
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/231-1/
- http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
- http://seclists.org/lists/linux-kernel/2005/Nov/7839.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
- http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cs=6d5ffbb49406
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:018
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9852
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