CVE-2005-1265

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: 2005-06-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The mmap function in the Linux Kernel 2.6.10 can be used to create memory maps with a start address beyond the end address, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash).

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.10

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014152
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13893
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10466
https://usn.ubuntu.com/137-1/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014152

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