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CVE-2005-4605

Published: Dec 31, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4605
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.14-rc1 (including) 2.6.14-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.14-rc2 (including) 2.6.14-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.14-rc3 (including) 2.6.14-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.14-rc4 (including) 2.6.14-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.14.3 (including) 2.6.14.3 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.15-rc1 (including) 2.6.15-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.15-rc3 (including) 2.6.15-rc3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat kernel-0:2.6.9-22.0.2.EL *
Linux-source-2.6.15 Ubuntu dapper *
Linux-source-2.6.17 Ubuntu edgy *

References

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