CVE-2005-0091 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can read and write arbitrary kernel memory to gain privileges via syscalls in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 hugemem kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0091?
CVE-2005-0091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 21 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unknown vulnerability in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch, when using the hugemem kernel, allows local users to read and write to arbitrary kernel memory and gain privileges via certain syscalls.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0091?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0091?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-0091 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0091 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
- CVE-2018-14667 Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework Expression Language Injection
- CVE-2021-20325 Missing fixes for CVE-2021-40438 and CVE-2021-26691 in the versions of httpd, as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5.0, causes a securit
- CVE-2018-25011 Memory corruption in libwebp
- CVE-2018-25014 Other in libwebp
- CVE-2014-3585 Supply chain in redhat-upgrade-tool
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x28g-9xm3-rrx6.