CVE-2005-0531

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

The atm_get_addr function in addr.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4 may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow via negative arguments.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11-rc1, 2.6.11-rc2, 2.6.11-rc3

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404208e1fcfccuD-eH2OGM5mBhihmQ3A
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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-366.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10095
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000930
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%404208e1fcfccuD-eH2OGM5mBhihmQ3A
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

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