CVE-2005-0136 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local users can crash the Linux kernel on Itanium IA64 platforms by exploiting ptrace corner cases via crafted system calls.

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-2005-0136?

CVE-2005-0136 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Jun 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.11 on the Itanium IA64 platform has certain "ptrace corner cases" that allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted syscalls, possibly related to MCA/INIT, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1761.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0136?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0136?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-0136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqrx-h8gf-58qg.

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