CVE-2005-0179

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-03-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.0-test1, 2.4.0-test10, 2.4.0-test11, 2.4.0-test12, 2.4.0-test2 (+115)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9890
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-January/030660.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-092.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

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