CVE-2005-2553

Public Exploit

Description

The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return value from another function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash/oops) by running a 32-bit ltrace program with the -i option on a 64-bit executable program.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory suse.de Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory lkml.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18977	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18059	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044	vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/1/5/245	vendor advisory exploit
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14965	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878	vdb entry
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%4041dd3455GwQPufrGvBJjcUOXQa3WXA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9647	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2553?: CVE-2005-2553 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2553?: To fix CVE-2005-2553, 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-2005-2553 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2553 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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