CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-0839

Published: May 02, 2005 | Modified: Feb 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.11 does not restrict access to the N_MOUSE line discipline for a TTY, which allows local users to gain privileges by injecting mouse or keyboard events into other user sessions.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.5 2.6.5
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.1 2.6.1
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.10 2.6.10
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.3 2.6.3
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.4 2.6.4
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.2 2.6.2
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.1 2.6.1
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.8 2.6.8
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.10 2.6.10
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.0 2.6.0
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.7 2.6.7
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.1 2.6.1
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.9 2.6.9
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.8.1 2.6.8.1
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.6 2.6.6

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