CVE-2005-2708

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: 2005-10-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The search_binary_handler function in exec.c in Linux 2.4 kernel on 64-bit x86 architectures does not check a return code for a particular function call when virtual memory is low, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic), as demonstrated by running a process using the bash ulimit -v command.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.4.0, 2.4.0-test1, 2.4.0-test10, 2.4.0-test11, 2.4.0-test12, 2.4.0-test2 (+71)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18523
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562
http://secunia.com/advisories/18684
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0190.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16320
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=161925
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10649
http://secunia.com/advisories/18523
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562

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