CVE-2005-0977
N/A
Published: April 5, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
The shmem_nopage function in shmem.c for the tmpfs driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly verify the address argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via an invalid address.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%40420551fbRlv9-QG6Gw9Lw_bKVfPSsgVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threadedVDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10400Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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