CVE-2005-2709
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 20, 2005
First seenNov 20, 2005
How to fix
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 2.6.14, 2.2.27, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.10, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.4.13, 2.4.14, 2.4.15, 2.4.16, 2.4.17, 2.4.18, 2.4.19, 2.4.20, 2.4.21, 2.4.22, 2.4.23, 2.4.24, 2.4.25, 2.4.26, 2.4.27, 2.4.28, 2.4.29, 2.4.30, 2.4.31, 2.4.32, 2.4.33, 2.4.33.1, 2.4.33.2, 2.4.33.3, 2.4.33.4, 2.4.33.5, 2.4.33.7, 2.4.34, 2.4.34.1, 2.4.34.2, 2.4.34.3, 2.4.34.4, 2.4.34.5, 2.4.34.6, 2.4.35.1, 2.4.35.2, 2.4.35.3, 2.4.35.4, 2.4.35.5, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1, 2.4.36.2, 2.4.36.3, 2.4.36.4, 2.4.36.5, 2.4.36.6, 2.4.36.7, 2.4.36.8, 2.4.36.9, 2.4.37, 2.4.37.1, 2.4.37.2, 2.4.37.3, 2.4.37.4, 2.4.37.5, 2.4.37.6, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.9, 2.6.11.10, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.13.5 | — |
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