CVE-2005-1761

Description

Linux kernel 2.6 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via ptrace and the restore_sigcontext function.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14051 vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10487 vdb entry signature
http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ea78729b8dbfc400fe165a57b90a394a7275a54
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014275 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_44_kernel.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1761?
CVE-2005-1761 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1761?
To fix CVE-2005-1761, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1761 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1761 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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