CVE-2005-0178 — Race Condition in Kernel

6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Linux KernelNetkit Linux NetkitVserver Linux-vserver
Timeline
PublishedMar 7
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 1.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel199 versions+198
▶NVDnetkit/linux_netkit0.17, 0.17.17+1
▶NVDvserver/linux-vserver5 versions+4

Patches

Patch: www.redhat.com ↗Patch: www.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mmfc-r494-fxhj: Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2005-0178: Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2↗2005-02-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2005-02-15
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Red Hat
security flaw↗2005-02-15
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2005-0178 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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