CVE-2005-3053

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: 2005-09-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The sys_set_mempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel BUG()) via a negative first argument.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.0

References

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042eef8b09C5r6iI0LuMe5Uy3k05c5g
http://secunia.com/advisories/17141
http://secunia.com/advisories/17364
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-808.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15049
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-199-1

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