CVE-2005-0001

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Secure Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2005

Summary

Race condition in the page fault handler (fault.c) for Linux kernel 2.2.x to 2.2.7, 2.4 to 2.4.29, and 2.6 to 2.6.10, when running on multiprocessor machines, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via concurrent threads that share the same virtual memory space and simultaneously request stack expansion.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20163
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/13822
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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