CVE-2005-4605

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The procfs code (proc_misc.c) in Linux 2.6.14.3 and other versions before 2.6.15 allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory via unspecified vectors in which a signed value is added to an unsigned value.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.14-rc1, 2.6.14-rc2, 2.6.14-rc3, 2.6.14-rc4, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.15-rc1 (+1)

References

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/gnupatch%4043b562ae6hJGLWZA4TNf2k-RzXnVlQ
http://lists.suse.de/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0010.html
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113535380422339&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216
http://secunia.com/advisories/18351
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
http://secunia.com/advisories/18788
http://secunia.com/advisories/19038
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

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