CVE-2005-2709

N/A
Published: November 20, 2005 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

The sysctl functionality (sysctl.c) in Linux kernel before 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (27)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17504
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17541
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17648
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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