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CVE-2005-0756

• 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: 2005-06-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

ptrace in Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 does not properly verify addresses on the amd64 platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.8.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18059
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-921
• http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13891
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

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