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CVE-2005-0529
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11rc1-bk6 uses different size types for offset arguments to the proc_file_read and locks_read_proc functions, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when a signed comparison causes negative integers to be used in a positive context.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: 2.6.10, 2.6.11_rc1_bk6
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404201818eC6aMn0x3GY_9rw3ueb2ZWQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2
- http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_3.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8994
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%404201818eC6aMn0x3GY_9rw3ueb2ZWQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111091402626556&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2
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