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Low
CVE-2005-2492
The raw_sendmsg function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.13.1...
Vulnerability Description
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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14787
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22218
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419522/100/0/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-178-1
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.13.1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17918
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16747/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=166830
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11031
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, enterprise linux, linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
4.10, 5.04, 4.0, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.12, 2.6_test9_cvs
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 14th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.