Description
Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| n/a | n/a | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | |||
| kernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3 | RHSA-2005:663 | 2005-09-28T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.9-5.0.3.EL | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 | RHSA-2005:092 | 2005-02-18T00:00:00Z |
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
 EUVD |
EUVD-2005-0180 | Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) and bypass RLIM_MEMLOCK limits via the mlockall call. |
References
History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.466Z
Reserved: 2005-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-0179
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2005-03-07T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-0179
Redhat
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses