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CVE-2005-1589
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2005-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
The pkt_ioctl function in the pktcdvd block device ioctl handler (pktcdvd.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.12-rc4 and earlier calls the wrong function before passing an ioctl to the block device, which crosses security boundaries by making kernel address space accessible from user space and allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2005-1264.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: through 2.6.12
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0047.html
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11.10
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=111630531515901&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13651
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0557
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0047.html
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